#USA #Voters #Trapped #Religion #Bias #AntiSecular

#USA #Voters #Trapped #Religion #Bias #AntiSecular

http://www.psypost.org/2017/05/study-uncovers-candidates-level-religiosity-can-impact-support-among-voters-48971 “The results have a number of implications for American politics,” Castle said. “First, they suggest that there is still a strong bias against secular candidates. In particular, we saw that Republicans had sharply negative reactions to the secular Republican candidate — in this treatment, the effect of party identification on candidate preference disappeared almost…

#Christchurch #realestate#sexually #harassed #bullied #colleague

#Christchurch #realestate#sexually #harassed #bullied #colleague

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/92754759/Christchurch-real-estate-agent-sexually-harassed-and-bullied-female-colleague Between August and September 2014, the man made offensive personal and sexual comments about and in front of the woman. He called her “s… tits”, “fat”, “ugly”, and said she had a “pregnant belly”. On separate occasions the man commented on the assistant’s underwear and zipped and unzipped his fly in front of her….

#Microbes #Digestive #Tract, #Mental #Health

#Microbes #Digestive #Tract, #Mental #Health

New research suggests gut microbiome plays a role in bipolar disorder https://t.co/3KdhOJU9DR — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) May 16, 2017 “Recent studies have supported the gut microbiome, the collection of microbes in the digestive tract, as important for mental health,” the study’s corresponding author, Simon J. Evans of the University of Michigan, told PsyPost. “There are effects…

#California #Denmark #LowRecidivism #Criminal #Justice #Policy

#California #Denmark #LowRecidivism #Criminal #Justice #Policy

https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/prison-rethink-required Every few days another piece of research evidence or personal testimony heaps criticism on the ineffectiveness of our prison system in reducing reoffending. The latest is Corrections’ failure to meet its 2017 goal of reducing reoffending by 25%: there has only been a 4.5% reduction. Taxpayers now spend a whopping $100,000 per year to…

#FlorenceNightingale #cleaned #hellonearth #hospitals

#FlorenceNightingale #cleaned #hellonearth #hospitals

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/florence-nightingale-cleaned-hell-earth-hospitals-became-international-hero/ Working with the pioneering British statistician William Farr and public health and urban poverty expert Edwin Chadwick, she compiled, analyzed and presented understandable and detailed information on the living conditions of England’s poorest citizens, as well as the living conditions, public health, and medical care of those living in India. Florence Nightingale pioneered in…

#Decriminalisation #failed #achieve #objectives #FamilyFirstNZ #BobMcCoskrie #sexwork

#Decriminalisation #failed #achieve #objectives #FamilyFirstNZ #BobMcCoskrie #sexwork

http://www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/251957 “Although Nigel Latta is right to argue that her death is tragic under any circumstances and that she is much more than just a ‘sex worker’, the sad reality is that the profession is harmful and dangerous, and more and more vulnerable people are becoming victims because of the flawed decriminalisation of prostitution,” says…