Mice instinctively & effectively help unconscious mice (a trait shared by other mammals). Neuro-mechanisms of this #prosocial behavior have now been characterized in two studies. #oxytocin https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adq2679
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Very important evidence from Sweden showing that #business and #economics become less #prosocial during their studies, while #
law students do not https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/soej.12765
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Thank you! 
I had lots of encouragement on this post about #ProSocial response to bad news.
Would love to hear more suggestions.
Perhaps we need a hashtag?
FediScience.orgRuth Mottram (@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org)New resolution to do something positive for the world every time I find myself enraged by "the news".
So far today I have joined a nature conservation organisation, donated money to #Ukraine and spent an hour researching wildflowers for a bare piece of ground nearby to attract solitary bees, hoverflies + other pollinators that I will finalise planting this spring.
At this rate the world will be a much better place by next Christmas.
And it turns out that it really does help.
Available now:
'The Orb of Harmony' a winning game by Carter Semrad from the 2024 game design contest about social connectedness.
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This game is in early release. We will be adding more content & you might encounter a bug or two.
Play in your browser on #itchio right now!
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Framing the discussion as "Calling them out" is falling to the same delusional PR game narrative trap as companies use to escape regulation.
You need regulation because companies are fundamentally amoral, neither good nor bad. They don't operate in moral dimension.
- Neoliberals were right about the nature companies.
- Companies have no moral character.
- It's all about #incentives.
- Thus we need regulation to change their incentives so that the outcome is #prosocial.
#AudreyTang : "#Prosocial media also addresses the centralization of #socialmedia platforms and the resulting unhealthy concentration of curation power in the hands of a few tech giants.
#Decentralization holds the promise of a more democratic internet, where people have greater control over their data and online experiences, leading to a proliferation of local communities, all interconnected through #openprotocols."
Our panel of judges are wrapping up the scoring!
We will be sharing info about the winning connectedness games in approximately 1 week.
Stay tuned.
#social #connectedness
#videogames #prosocial #indiegame #sel #publichealth
Hi! If you're a new teacher or just looking for regular inspiration, the #WeAreTeachers newsletters might help
Follow "Sean's Essentials For Teaching #ELA 6-12" from the menu. Or, find a content area that looks interesting and get weekly or daily resources & advice in yr inbox
last week, my newsletter included how #ADHD shows up in girls; fun "this or that" questions, and tips & research about #prosocial activities in the classroom 
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It's great to see the resilience game 'One New Message' is being played by so many in classrooms today!
Check it out & share it with the young folks in your lives.
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#resilience #videogames #stressmanagement #prosocial #publichealth #coping @edutooters @publichealth
itch.ioOne New Message by Jennifer Ann's GroupStep back and reconsider your options.
Seeking #Summer #interns to help manage #Mastodon accounts for our #nonprofit public charity.
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Current college student
We will coordinate with your internship program for course credit (where allowed).
Must have experience with Mastodon!
Experience with #marketing calendars and creating engaging social media content.
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"Realize that everything connects to everything else." ~ Leonardo DaVinci
A new game design challenge: Connectedness
Submit your game pitch for a prosocial video game by March 17th.
$11,000 in cash prizes.
www.Connecting.Games
#connectedness #gamedev #prevention #games #indiedev #publichealth #communication #prosocial #nonprofit @publichealth @edutooters @stopTDV
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Use of a preferred platform & preferred technology makes it more likely students are more receptive to lessons learned.
Interactive nature supports experiential, contextual, and discovery learning.
Especially effective if you are going beyond knowledge transfer and seeking to persuade.
Our nonprofit has been producing prosocial video games since 2008.
New game design challenge about the importance of social connectedness. Pitches due March 17th.
@jeffgreene @edutooters @psychology @academicchatter @crecente #videogames #prosocial #violenceprevention #indiedev #indiegame #publichealth
Had fun researching these four #Prosocial #AI tools:
1. Fawkes
2. Glaze
3. NightShade
4. Agalmic autonomous organizations
https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4055/index.html
hackerpublicradio.orgHacker Public Radio ~ The Technology Community PodcastHacker Public Radio is a podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that is of interest to hackers and hobbyists.
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"While the evidence does not uniformly nor definitively tip the scale to a side of the debate, the bulk of the evidence suggests that #markets, by and large, encourage #prosocial attitudes and promote prosocial behavior."
FediScience.orgDennis Alexis Valin Dittrich (@davdittrich@fediscience.org)The #morality of markets in theory and empirics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.019
"While the evidence does not uniformly nor definitively tip the scale to a side of the debate, the bulk of the evidence suggests that #markets, by and large, encourage #prosocial attitudes and promote prosocial behavior."
#economics #ethics
«We define morality as a set of principles that distinguishes between right and wrong (or the good and the bad) and that guides the conduct of members of a group or community.5 In a more concrete sense, our morality, or moral system, is an interlocking system of values, beliefs, norms, practices, habits, identities, and attitudes/orientations that shapes us, guides us and spurs us (or not) to behave and act in certain ways as we navigate our social worlds. Morality functions to promote and regulate social interactions and cooperation that we necessarily must have as a result of coexisting with other people while constraining behavior and action that may bring harm to others in our community in particular ways.[...]
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The #morality of markets in theory and empirics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167268123003359
The #morality of markets in theory and empirics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.019
"While the evidence does not uniformly nor definitively tip the scale to a side of the debate, the bulk of the evidence suggests that #markets, by and large, encourage #prosocial attitudes and promote prosocial behavior."
Wow -- Two of our critical thinking games won awards last weekend!
Congratulations to all of the winners, including the upcoming games MushWhom? and Figure It Sprout.
Both games will be released this Winter.
https://www.ggda.org/news/gratz-to-the-2023-silv-e-winners
#CriticalThinking #Indie #Prosocial #Videogames #IndieGame #IndieDev @edutooters @stopTDV @crecente
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Free articles through Oct 18
Biofeedback-Based Videogames: Fostering Emotion Regulation at a Diverse Community Summer Camp
Iterative Design, Feasibility, and Preliminary Efficacy Testing for the Development of a Cooperative Card Game Intervention to Reduce Loneliness and Foster Social Connection
Cognitive Behavioral Immersion for Substance Use Disorders: A Feasibility and Pilot Study of a Peer-Based Coaching Program in the Metaverse
Effect of Exergaming on Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Strength and Endurance Muscle in Cancer Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial
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I’m excited to be a co-author on a new #OpenAccess article published with @jhbeffel in Infant and Child Development.
Using #ERGM and #metaanalysis, we find that #children with higher levels of #prosocial behavior had more affiliative relationships. We also found that the more similar children were in prosocial behavior, the more likely they were to have an affiliative relationship.
Read the article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.2469
And data/code are available here: https://osf.io/stc7j/