Opportunities Offered in March

Opportunities Offered in March

STEM from Scratch shares opportunities each month to enhance awareness of STEM-related initiatives for youth engagement. Below are the opportunities for March! McMaster University I-STEP: Black Youth IMHOTEP STEM Enrichment Program The IMHOTEP STEM Enrichment Program at McMaster University aims to offer Black high school students from Hamilton and the Halton region practical STEM experiences […]

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Investigating the Basics of Psychology: Unveiling the Human Mind

Investigating the Basics of Psychology: Unveiling the Human Mind

the mid-20th century. This theory illustrates a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as a pyramid. At the base of the pyramid are physiological necessities such as food, water, and shelter, which must be satisfied before higher-level needs can be addressed. Once physiological needs are met, individuals seek safety and security, encompassing physical safety, […]

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Spaced Repetition and Darwin's Law of Natural Selection

Spaced Repetition and Darwin’s Law of Natural Selection

Spaced repetition serves as a memory enhancement technique. While it’s established that distributing your study sessions is more effective than cramming, utilizing an app allows personalization of your spaced repetition timetable, helping you to effectively build dependable memories for any subject matter you choose. Michael Nielsen shares an interesting discussion about his experiences with spaced […]

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Examining Reaction Times in the Victorian Period in Contrast to Contemporary Times

Examining Reaction Times in the Victorian Period in Contrast to Contemporary Times

**The Development of Reaction Times: Perspectives from Historical and Contemporary Cognitive Psychology** The assessment of reaction times has historically been a key component of cognitive psychology, a practice that existed before psychology became an established discipline. Initial investigations into reaction times played a crucial role in examining the cognitive mechanisms involved in reacting to stimuli […]

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Analytical Overview of John Bargh's "Before You Know It"

Analytical Overview of John Bargh’s “Before You Know It”

**John Bargh’s “Before You Know It”: The Nuances and Challenges of Unconscious Influences** John Bargh, a distinguished social psychologist, investigates the nuances of the unconscious mind in his work “Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do.” Renowned for his groundbreaking experiments, Bargh examines the frequently hidden forces that shape human […]

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"The Significance of Preprints in Open Science"

“The Significance of Preprints in Open Science”

Open science basics in 2 minutes, part 4 Prior to the publication of a research article in a journal, you can make it accessible for free to everyone. You may choose to do this on your personal website, or on a preprint server like psyarxiv.com, where fellow researchers also post their preprints, which is backed […]

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The Mediterranean Basin Experienced Desiccation 5.5 Million Years Ago and Quickly Refilled via Gibraltar: A Geological Occurrence

The Mediterranean Basin Experienced Desiccation 5.5 Million Years Ago and Quickly Refilled via Gibraltar: A Geological Occurrence

body.single-post h1.entry-title,body.single-post .entry-title{text-transform:none!important;} The Mediterranean appears eternal due to the brevity of human history. Rome, Alexandria, Athens, Carthage, and Istanbul are all situated around a sea that seems to predate recollection. Nevertheless, in geological terms, the basin has a more bizarre history: during part of the late Miocene, it was isolated from the Atlantic and […]

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Research Indicates That Strolling in Forests Can Decrease Cortisol Levels and Alleviate Stress

Research Indicates That Strolling in Forests Can Decrease Cortisol Levels and Alleviate Stress

The soothing influence that many individuals feel in a forest isn’t merely a romantic notion. Studies reveal that wooded surroundings can affect stress-related bodily functions, such as reducing salivary cortisol levels following brief walks in nature. This article conveys and interprets research findings instead of dispensing psychological or medical guidance. Investigations into forest bathing show […]

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CRISPR: An Innovative Technology for Genetic Modification

CRISPR: An Innovative Technology for Genetic Modification

Overview of CRISPR CRISPR is an innovative instrument that is changing lives and creating significant impact in the field of medicine. CRISPR, which stands for “Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats,” is present in prokaryotes—tiny, unicellular organisms lacking organelles. These sequences are situated within the genomes of prokaryotes, which organize a cell’s DNA into clusters. […]

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