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Covid time – Young People’s Mental and Emotional Health

Given the known rise in prevalence of mental illness from childhood to adolescence, particularly in girls, this analysis aims to dig more deeply into young people’s mental health and wellbeing in this period of life. Poor mental health in adolescence … Continue reading

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Covid-19 recovery and resilience: what can health and care learn from other disasters?

As Covid-19 swept the globe, countries scrambled to tackle the immediate threat of the virus. Entire new hospitals were built in just days, people have been required to restrict their activities on a scale previously inconceivable during peacetime and a … Continue reading

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In the wake of the pandemic Preparing for Long COVID

Over the past year the world has tracked the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic using data on cases and deaths. Yet we now know that these provide only a partial picture. Many people struggle to recover from the acute infection, … Continue reading

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Napping helps preschoolers unlock their full potential for learning

For many parents of young children, the highlight of their day is nap time – not for them, but for their little ones. Especially now, with most preschools closed, getting a child to nap is the golden ticket. Not only … Continue reading

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Acquisti compulsivi nel disturbo da accumulo

Quale relazione c’è tra attaccamento, acquisti compulsivi, intolleranza al disagio e tendenza ad antropomorfizzare gli oggetti confortanti? Il disturbo da accumulo si caratterizza per l’incapacità di scartare beni e dal disordine conseguente che arriva a compromettere l’uso della propria abitazione … Continue reading

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Workaholism: le conseguenze della dipendenza da lavoro

La persona con workaholism ha uno stile di vita assolutamente inflessibile e compulsivo, arrivando ad ostacolare e sacrificare i rapporti interpersonali. Cosa porta un individuo a sviluppare il bisogno di lavorare incessantemente arrivando addirittura ad oscurare la propria vita privata? … Continue reading

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Trusted strangers: social affordances for social cohesion

How could the paradigm shift towards enactive embodied cognitive science have implications for society and politics? Translating insights form enactive embodied cognitive science into ways of dealing with real-life issues is an important challenge. This paper focuses of the urgent … Continue reading

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How can we amplify impact to foster transformative change?

How can the impact of sustainability and other initiatives be scaled or amplified to achieve transformative change? There are hundreds of promising sustainability initiatives emerging around the world. A sustainability initiative is, for example, a local food initiative from citizens … Continue reading

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Co-Evolution of Social Learning and Evolutionary Preparedness in Dangerous Environments

Danger is a fundamental aspect of the lives of most animals. Adaptive behavior therefore requires avoiding actions, objects, and environments associated with danger. Previous research has shown that humans and non-human animals can avoid such dangers through two types of … Continue reading

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Evolutionary Learning Ecosystems for Thrivable Futures: Crafting and Curating the Conditions for Future-Fit Education

This paper explores the shifting dynamics in our Learning Landscapes as pressure for deep systemic change mounts. Concepts of future-fit learning and future-creative competencies are introduced as part of a new narrative for new educational paradigms. A Protopia of Evolutionary … Continue reading

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