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Can a good story literally save a life? When sick kids listen to stories, oxytocin increases while cortisol and reported pain decrease. pnas.org/content/118/22…

Today, Dr. Vivienne Ming (@neuraltheory) is speaking at @MilkenInstitute's #MIGlobal. Watch here: vimeo.com/event/1373025 Happy Birthday, Dr. Ming!

When Alaskans were told giving will make them feel better about themselves, they were more likely to donate and gave 23% more. Importantly, it had a "warm-glow" effect that increased giving throughout the subsequent year. nature.com/articles/s4156…

Support for at-risk families has benefits that diffuse through the entire family, and returns $9 for every dollar invested. In the long run, more equitable, integrated schools almost certainly means more absolute gains for everyone. Read here: nber.org/system/files/w…

The diffusion of resilience throughout a school via peer role modeling likely lifts the majority of students, while those students starting with advantages experience relatively little decrement. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

RESEARCH: Grouping elite students together raises "average human capital," but it "decreases intergenerational mobility" in the remaining students. On net, the longer-term community-wide gain of mixing students outweighs near-term small losses to elites. academic.oup.com/ej/article-abs…

@SocosLabs and @StartOut built a tool to measure the impact of entrepreneurs, our own sons and daughters, across the US. Visit Socos Labs' Academy dashboard to see some of the research highlights! buff.ly/3erpMaB

LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs would have created 4 million new jobs across every city in the US. We didn’t let them. America needs to realize the full potential of our neighbors, our own sons and daughters, and so we built a tool to help. buff.ly/2ZqTpoa

From the monster infested lagoons of #Berkeley, CA, our #MadScienceSolves podcast is now live! Join #socoslabs for dumb jokes by smart people, highlights of our favorite #research, and expanded conversations on the topics covered in our written episodes buff.ly/3dv8sB3

#Books are great tools to encourage #conversations with your children and students about important topics. @PBSKIDS has a children's booklist about #race and #diversity. Check out the list here: buff.ly/2UbT9Xm

Good news! "At a time when misinformation seems to be ascendant, a decades-long effort aided by the scientific community is bearing fruit." More and more #classrooms are teaching #evolutionary biology thanks to activism by scientists. @nature reports: buff.ly/3dWcp2C

Why are the early years of a child’s life so important for brain development? @HarvardCenter panel talks about building neural connections and the impact of brain development on a child’s future health. LISTEN: buff.ly/2GhegA1

The vast majority of #DeepLearning research today emphasizes the size of models. But mimicking the way humans learn could yield better results with the same data. Read: bit.ly/2WU0JWV from @techreview

Help #children use their #senses to #learn and #communicate with the world around them! READ: buff.ly/38AyYay

@ScienceDirect reports infant #epigenetic changes can be influenced by caregiver #behavior! buff.ly/33TZPvG

Research shows the effects of constantly staring at a screen. “A decade ago, we shifted our attention at work about every three minutes,” Zomorodi says. “Now we shift our attention every 45 seconds—and we do it all day long.” buff.ly/2PVFF23

More #virtual events for kids, teens, and families: buff.ly/2zjjImf

Dr. Vivienne Ming @neuraltheory has been recognized on @FastCompany's #FCQueer50 list as one of the most influential queer women and nonbinary people in business, tech, and beyond! buff.ly/2TMsT5I

Research shows that having #quiet time helps children develop their #creativity. Here’s how you can establish a quiet time for your young ones (and get some work done, yourself!): buff.ly/2JKhvSi