Sensory Hours Create an Inclusive Shopping Experience

Sensory Hours Create an Inclusive Shopping Experience

What are sensory hours? What measures are implemented during sensory hours? What companies have adopted them? Major chains like Walmart now offer special “sensory hours” to create a low-stimulus shopping environment for customers with sensory sensitivities. Experts say sensory accommodations benefit both consumers who struggle with noisy and crowded stores and companies seeking to expand their customer base. Continue reading to learn about sensory hours and the impact they have on customers and businesses.

Dopamine Levels and Schizophrenia: Creativity to the Extreme

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How are dopamine levels and schizophrenia connected? What happens when you have too much dopamine? Dopamine levels and schizophrenia are connected because higher dopamine increases creativity, and when taken to the extreme this can mean making creative associations between things that aren’t really related, feeding delusions. To understand how this happens, you need to take a look at how dopamine works. Let’s investigate the role of dopamine in schizophrenia and when too much creativity is a bad thing.

Brené Brown on Empathy & Shame: Her Best Pieces of Advice

Brené Brown on Empathy & Shame: Her Best Pieces of Advice

What’s Brené Brown’s advice on empathy and shame? In her words, how does empathy help you overcome shame? Brené Brown is a world-renowned author who’s known for her work on shame, wholeheartedness, and leadership. In most of her books, she discusses the concept of empathy, and where it falls in human nature. Read below for more about Brené Brown on empathy.

Safe Alternatives to Pesticides for the Environment & Your Health

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Are there safe alternatives to pesticides? Can we use predators as pest control? Rachel Carson argues that while pesticides use chemicals to control plant, insect, or animal populations, many biological control methods are just as effective, less expensive, and less harmful to the environment. While she does not advocate eliminating pesticides entirely, she suggests using them in more targeted ways. Check out Carson’s suggestions for alternative methods of pest control.

The 3 Challenges in Data Science When Using Dangerous Models

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What are the main challenges in data science? How can mathematical models be dangerous? A mathematical model is a mathematical simulation of a real-world event. Three characteristics make them dangerous: they’re opaque, they don’t incorporate feedback, and they operate on a large scale. Keep reading to learn more about the challenges in data science and math models.

How to Evaluate Your Relationships to Improve or End Them

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Are your relationships getting in the way of your self-improvement? How do you evaluate your relationships? Sarah Knight argues that as an adult, you have a choice about who you spend your time with. She explains that in every relationship, you have three choices for how to move forward: Maintain the relationship, improve it, or end it. Continue reading to decide what to do with the relationships in your life.

Was January 6th an Insurrection? Behind the Riot

Was January 6th an Insurrection? Behind the Riot

Was January 6th an insurrection or not? Why were people rioting at the Capitol? January 6th was most likely an insurrection in that a group tried to overthrow democratic election results through violence. To understand why this happened, look at Donald Trump’s response to losing the election. Read more to see why January 6th might be considered an insurrection and why it happened.

How to Practice Self-Acceptance: Advice From Dr. Julie Smith

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How well do you really know yourself? How do you regard the parts of yourself that you don’t like? We all have parts of our personality, character, body, or background that bother us. What we do in response makes a difference. Dr. Julie Smith advises that we accept who we are, warts and all. Read more to learn how to practice self-acceptance with Smith’s suggestions.