The Identity Post

Who Are You, Really? The Puzzle of Personality by Brian Little – YouTube TED

Money Buys Even More Happiness Than It Used To

Negative Thinking Linked to Dementia in Later Life, But You can Learn to be More Positive

Tattoos Were Once for Rebels. Have They Gone Too Mainstream?

What Might Explain the Unhappiness Epidemic?

PERSONAL IDENTITY NEWS

Dating and Relationships in the Digital Age
From distractions to jealousy, how Americans navigate cellphones and social media in their romantic relationships

AI technology can identify genetic diseases by looking at your face study says - CNN
The AI technology, called DeepGestalt, outperformed clinicians in identifying a range of syndromes in three trials and could add significant value in personalized care, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

The Personality Trait That Makes People Feel Comfortable Around You - The Atlantic
Some people can walk into a room and instantly put everyone at ease. Others seem to make teeth clench and eyes roll no matter what they do. A small body of psychology research supports the idea that the way a person tends to make others feel is...

GROUP IDENTITY

Liz Stinson 0 July 26, 2020 6:28 pm

How One of America’s Whitest Cities Became the Center of the B.L.M Protests

In a state with a brutal racist history, the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Ore., have been overwhelmingly attended by white demonstrators. [...]

Here Are Seven Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Connected to Slavery

Young Workers Hit Hardest by COVID

44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country

Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

Amid Social Justice Protests, Another Wave of Reckonings Hits the Restaurant Industry

GROUP IDENTITY NEWS

How to be a Better ally to Women on Zoom
Picture this: It's pre-pandemic and you're sitting in a work meeting. You've diligently prepared your notes and you're excited to present your ideas. Instead, you spend the entire meeting trying — and failing — to get a word in.

The Truth about Anti-White Discrimination - Scientific American
Many white Americans feel that discrimination against whites is on the rise. Experiments suggests otherwise

Public has negative views of the country’s racial progress; more than half say Trump has made race relations worse - Pew
About six-in-ten Americans (58%) say race relations in the U.S. are bad, and of those, few see them improving

NATIONAL IDENTITY

Liz Stinson 0 July 15, 2020 12:38 am

Is bar soap as gross as millennials say? Not really, and we’re all covered with microbes anyway

One thing everyone agrees on: Hand-washing helps prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Getty Images / Isabel Pavia Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, Uni [...]

Many Black and Asian Americans Say They Have Experienced Discrimination Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak

Viral Photo Shows Line of White Women Between Police, Black Protesters at Rally

Why are White Supremacists Protesting the Deaths of Black People?

Police Killing of Blacks: Do Black Lives Matter?

On the Cusp of Adulthood and Facing an Uncertain Future: What We Know About Gen Z So Far

NATIONAL IDENTITY NEWS

How Many Creationists Are There in America? - Scientific America
new survey shows the number can vary considerably depending how you ask questions about evolution

Nearly half of whites say a majority nonwhite population will weaken American culture - Pew Research
The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that, by 2050, blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other minorities will constitute a majority of the population.

One in Six U.S. Jews Identify as Republican - Gallup
Prior to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments questioning U.S. support for Israel and the subsequent backlash suggesting that Jewish Americans may be abandoning the party over the issue, roughly half of U.S.

GLOBAL IDENTITY

Liz Stinson 0 July 26, 2020 6:02 pm

The New Humanity

https://www.facebook.com/LavazzaUSA/videos/665016580964322/ Our inboxes have been flooded with emails from corporations rushing to take a [...]

Huge Crowds Around the Globe March in Solidarity Against Police Brutality

Foreign STEM Graduates Are Being Shut Out of the U.S. Job Market

How Religious Restrictions Around the World Have Changed Over a Decade – Pew Research

World’s 26 Wealthiest Own As Much As Poorest 50%

#MeToo Has Arrived in India, and it’s Changing How Technology is Used to Fight Injustice

GLOBAL IDENTITY NEWS

Americans Give Higher Ratings to South Korea and Germany Than U.S. for Dealing With Coronavirus
U.S. adults give high marks to South Korea and Germany’s pandemic responses. In contrast, most believe China has done an only fair or poor job.

How Religious Restrictions Around the World Have Changed Over a Decade - Pew Research
Government restrictions on religion have increased globally between 2007 and 2017 in all four categories studied: favoritism of religious groups, general laws and policies restricting religious freedom, harassment of religious groups, and limits on religi

Around the World, More Say Immigrants Are a Strength Than a Burden - Pew Research
Majorities of publics in top migrant destination countries say immigrants strengthen their countries, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey of 18 countries that host half of the world’s migrants.

PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY

Liz Stinson 0 July 26, 2020 6:37 pm

The Office is Dead! Long Live the Office in a Post-Pandemic World

The future of the office has become an open question after the coronavirus lockdown forced tens of millions of Americans to work from home. Will offic [...]

The New Humanity

Here Are Seven Things You Probably Didn’t Know Were Connected to Slavery

Amid Social Justice Protests, Another Wave of Reckonings Hits the Restaurant Industry

PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY NEWS

One in four remote workers want to return to workplace once restrictions are lifted
With such a large share of the U.S. workforce converting to remote work, the question is what happens next as businesses incrementally reopen and start inviting (or, in some cases, requiring) workers to return.

Half of remote workers say that if it were up to them, they would continue to work from home because they prefer it.
With such a large share of the U.S. workforce converting to remote work, the question is what happens next as businesses incrementally reopen and start inviting (or, in some cases, requiring) workers to return.

Reviewing Remote Work in the U.S. Under COVID-19
Nearly seven in 10 employees still working remotely all or part of the time

MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

Liz Stinson 0 July 14, 2020 11:47 pm

Amid Social Justice Protests, Another Wave of Reckonings Hits the Restaurant Industry

In several cities, chefs are using social media to share worker stories of racism, sexism, and toxic workplaces The Black Lives Matter movement has [...]

Zooming’ While Black During the Pandemic

THERE’S AN UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN AVOID IT

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Emulate Human Behaviors – Soon It Will Be Dangerously Good

‘Bias deep inside the code’: the problem with AI ‘ethics’ in Silicon Valley