#Bill #Cosby #Trial

#Bill #Cosby #Trial

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/bill-cosbys-trial-begins-with-the-world-barging-in Other ships have sailed, too. As far as public opinion goes, Cosby has already lost the presumption of innocence that is expected to govern the courtroom. Constand first reported the alleged assault in January, 2005; the Montgomery County district attorney dismissed the case a month later, but Constand lodged a civil suit against Cosby,…

#One in #Ten #Teenage #Boys #Victims #Sexual #Violence

#One in #Ten #Teenage #Boys #Victims #Sexual #Violence

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/93130480/violence-abuse-prevalent-in-teenage-relationships-across-new-zealand One in five girls and nearly one in 10 boys have experienced unwanted sexual contact, prompting calls for communities to take action to help stop violence in teen relationships. Research from the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has found 20 per cent of female and 9 per cent of male secondary school students have…

#Psychology #Ignore #Deniers #Climate #Science #Trump #Self-interest

#Psychology #Ignore #Deniers #Climate #Science #Trump #Self-interest

http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/93310922/the-psychology-of-climate-change-denial-why-sceptics-refuse-to-believe-the-science Some sceptics will never be convinced – and the scientists say they may be best ignored. “There are the extreme views where nothing you say makes any difference, and they’ll just make up reasons to believe what they want to believe. That’s what we find. And it’s just pointless arguing with them,” Mullan says….

#Irony #Trump #Melania #Women #Fighting#Sexual #Assault

#Irony #Trump #Melania #Women #Fighting#Sexual #Assault

Melania Trump today awarded women fighting for enviro, free press, disabled, against sexual assault. Oh, the irony. https://t.co/tHy10YCJuG pic.twitter.com/igP4EY60N4 — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 29, 2017 “President Trump and his administration are committed to expanding opportunities for women and girls domestically across the globe,” said Shannon, who was there because Secretary of State Rex…

#Facebook #moderators #develop #PTSD

#Facebook #moderators #develop #PTSD

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/31/facebookmoderators-develop-ptsd-exposed-worst-content-internet/ “When Facebook say that they’re hiring 3,000 moderators, I’d say two things,” she told an audience at the Hay Festival. “You’ve two billion members, one post a day – that’s two billion pieces of data. No good, having 3,000 moderators. “And secondly, I have a major ethical problem with 3,000 young people coming out…

#NZ #bathrooms #accommodate #Transgender #people

#NZ #bathrooms #accommodate #Transgender #people

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/79760678/Are-New-Zealand-bathrooms-doing-enough-to-accommodate-Transgender-people Employers in New Zealand are legally required to accommodate the specific needs of trans employees, including in use of the facilities. The law states that “an employee should be able to use facilities that match their gender identity, for example: trans women should be able to use a women’s toilet, and trans men should…

#Mental #Health #Disorders #Misunderstood

#Mental #Health #Disorders #Misunderstood

http://www.cheatsheet.com/health-fitness/misunderstood-mental-health-disorders.html/?a=viewall Obsessive-compulsive disorder When most people think of obsessive-compulsive disorder, they think of someone who’s a total neat-freak or perfectionist. In reality, OCD is much more than a quirky tic, habit, or desire to be perfect. “Symptoms of OCD can range from what we’ve seen on television — like obsessive washing of hands or arranging…

#Repressed #Memories #Recovered #Complex #Misunderstood

#Repressed #Memories #Recovered #Complex #Misunderstood

Jim Hopper, a clinical psychologist and psychological trauma expert from Harvard Medical School. “It is not at all uncommon to repress some or all of a painful memory, particularly from childhood,” Pratt tells Bustle. “These memory lapses occur in spite of the gravity of the situation, and in fact, often occur because of it —…

#Child #Sex #Abuse #Images #Successfully #Removed

#Child #Sex #Abuse #Images #Successfully #Removed

Child sex abuse images increasingly being found and removed http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36091424 Shared from Google News & Weather Nearly 70,000 pictures and videos showing child sex abuse have been removed from the internet in the past year, the UK charity leading the efforts to combat the abuse has said. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) was given more…

#Insomnia #Sleep #Ageing #Brain

#Insomnia #Sleep #Ageing #Brain

Can’t sleep? Blame your ageing brain https://t.co/OVo0bBQucg pic.twitter.com/JlpBWY0lqX — World Economic Forum (@wef) May 25, 2017 Another misconception is that “sleepiness receptors” only decline in middle age. “Sleep architecture” as neurologists call it starts changing when people enter their 20s. In their 40s, overall, they go to bed earlier and wake up earlier. They also…