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NEWS ABOUT: emotion

emotion stories: 16 news summaries

Web Apps
Keep Tabs on National Mood

They troll mountains of online data seeking economic indicators

Aug 18, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Web-based tools have become increasingly adept at measuring a critical economic indicator: the nation’s mood. Whereas old indicators were based on surveys, these applications sift through mountains of online data, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. TweetFeel, for example, looks for select words and emoticons on Twitter. Other systems do... More »

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Google • Internet • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • consumer confidence • emotion • Twitter • Jay-ZTV • collective emotion • Google Trends • Google Insights for Search • flu season • TweetFeel • Emotionr.com

 Studies Agree: Happiness Comes With Age 

Mental health keeps improving even into one's '90s

Aug 8, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Greater happiness and better mental health may be the big payoff for aging. Exceptions abound, of course, but people generally get happier as they get older because they've learned how to tune out all the negative stuff, say researchers. A spate of new studies suggests that older people have better... More »

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dementia • aging • psychology • American Psychological Association • emotion • happiness

Shrinks Single Out Next PTSD:
Bitterness

Over-the-top reactions to being thwarted may signal mental illness

May 20, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some psychiatrists believe embitterment is so common and so destructive that it should be classed as a mental illness, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sufferers are described as people who have worked hard at something like a job or relationship, only to be transformed into angry, pessimistic, brooding individuals consumed... More »

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psychiatry • behavior • stress • mental illness • revenge • PTSD • psychiatric disorders • emotion

They Don't
Call Him Fido
for Nothing

Dogs are ethical, full
of natural goodness, scientist says

May 16, 09 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Science is finally catching up to what dog owners have known all along: Canines are ethical. After thousands of hours studying dogs—once dismissed as "furry automatons," an author said—animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff concluded that they possess the capacity for empathy and compassion, the hallmarks of morality.... More »

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animal behavior • human • canine behavior • empathy • Harvard • emotion • dog • human nature • canines • morality

If You Can't Control Your Emotions, Your Computer Will

Software can analyze the feelings in words

May 9, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - All you naughty Newser commenters, take note: Software developers are readying an algorithm to glean the human emotions in text and possibly censor inappropriate online discussions, New Scientist reports. So far, the biggest users of such pricey “sentiment analysis” tools are companies looking to gauge consumer reaction to brand-name... More »

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software • emotion • algorithms • computers

(Newser) - Tears are more than just an indicator of sadness, Wired reports—they may be the indicator, as far as other people are concerned. People categorize identical images of a face totally differently if tears are present in one photo and digitally removed from the other, a new study found.... More »

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human behavior • crying • emotion • scientific study • sadness • digital imaging • tears

 Study: Rage Can Be Fatal  

Anger shown to cause irregular heartbeats with the potential for cardiac arrest

Feb 24, 09 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Anger really can kill you, a new study suggests. Researchers monitored the heart patterns of patients suffering from heart conditions and discovered that electrical instability in the heart increased when the patients were asked to relive angry episodes. Those who had the strongest reactions were 10 times more likely to... More »

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heart • heart attack • anger • cardiac arrest • cardiology • emotion • heart health

Livid Softball Dad
Jailed for Tirade

Ill. man also spat at deputy, earning battery charge

Jan 6, 09 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Parents, take note: An Illinois man who exploded at an umpire during his daughter's softball game was sentenced to five days in jail and anger-management classes for battery and assault, the Chicago Tribune reports. Michael Beck, 47, also spat sunflower seeds on the deputy who responded to a worried... More »

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sports • crime • battery • Illinois • anger • umpire • assault • emotion • softball

OPINION

 Nov. 5 Will Feel Like Dec. 26 

Uncertainty ahead for pros and amateurs, participants and observers.

Nov 4, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - After two years of high drama, the curtain is about to fall. Letdown, writes Steven Winn in the San Francisco Chronicle, may be inevitable. Tomorrow will usher in a lull like those that sandwiched between seasons of the Sopranos, says one professor: “This has been the greatest series on... More »

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Republican • Democrat • Election Day • emotion • Election 2008

It's a Fine Line Between Love, Hate in the Brain

But hate appears to be a more calculating, rational emotion

Oct 29, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Areas of the brain involved in hatred are also activated by love, a study suggests. Researchers took images of brain activity when subjects looked at a photo of someone they despised, ABC News reports. While not identical, the pattern of brain activation those images triggered involved some of the same... More »

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love • brain • neuroimaging • emotion • fMRI • scientific study

 Moynahan Talks
 Getting Dumped, Pregnant 

Brady's ex was 'heartbroken,' but now focuses on 'much younger man'

Jun 5, 08 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Bridget Moynahan opens up to Harper's Bazaar about the emotional rollercoaster that was being dumped by Tom Brady for supermodel Gisele Bundchen only to learn she was pregnant. "Going through that traumatic time of being heartbroken and then being pregnant turned my whole life upside down…just knocked... More »

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pregnancy • motherhood • breakup • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • Bridget Moynahan • single parenting • emotion • celebrity pregnancy • celebrity tell-alls • celebrity parents

Traumatized? Keep It to Yourself

Talking things out after crises not always beneficial: study

Jun 2, 08 6:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Contrary to popular belief, talking about your emotions after a traumatizing large-scale event can be less helpful than keeping your feelings bottled up. A study of nearly 3,000 people who were exposed to but not directly affected by the 9/11 attacks reached the startling conclusion that people who didn't... More »

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September 11 • emotion • psychological research • trauma

Stop Temper Tantrums Like
a Caveman

Smart parents talk to kids like the vicious
little primitives they are

Feb 22, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - When your kid has a temper tantrum, they’re a lot like a Neanderthal, reports LiveScience. Two-year-olds are still driven by instinct and emotion, explains one pediatrician, not the higher reasoning of mature adults. So don’t try to logic away a tantrum (“But honey you already have that... More »

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evolution • parenting • toddler • Neanderthals • emotion • temper tantrums • Terrible Twos

Emotion Trumps Reason in Super Tuesday Voting

Hopefuls are triggering anxiety, hope to gain voters

Feb 5, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Voters go with their gut in the ballot booth—this researchers know—but Super Tuesday is an acute study in heart over mind, Newsweek reports. With no party loyalty at stake and the Democrats' policies so alike, emotion rules: Barack Obama is trying to rouse voters with hope, while Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • emotion

Hillary Tears Up Again

Genuine conviction or tactical display?

Feb 4, 08 12:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton choked up on the campaign trail again today, the Chicago Tribune reports, and dabbed at her left eye during a moving introduction by an old friend in New Haven. Her old boss was describing his pride that the bell-bottomed woman he knew was now a presidential candidate. "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New Haven • crying • emotion • Penn Rhodeen

Clinton Wells Up: 'This Is
Very Personal' 

Uncharacteristic
show of emotion
sways small audience

Jan 7, 08 4:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton showed emotion more characteristic of her husband at a New Hampshire coffee shop today, fighting back tears as she talked about the race with a group of 16 undecided voters. After an hour of discussing policy, the candidate’s voice broke: “It’s not easy, and I... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire primary • emotion • undecided voters

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