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New research from UC Berkeley and Northwestern University, based on how couples behave during conflicts, suggests outbursts of anger predict cardiovascular problems later in life. Conversely, “stonewalling” during conflict—shutting down emotionally or withdrawing from the conversation—raises the risk of musculoskeletal ailments such as a bad back or stiff muscles. “Our findings reveal a new level of precision in how emotions are linked to health, and how our behaviors over time can predict the development of negative health outcomes,” said UC Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson, senior author of the study....

This next HTC smartphone will be built for the metaverse This next HTC smartphone will be built for the metaverse The tech world hears the word metaverse all the time in publications nowadays. It’s the latest frontier, and companies like Meta and Microsoft are trying to help make the dream a reality. Other companies are jumping onto the metaverse bandwagon. Companies like TCL announced some interesting AR glasses during CES 2022....

Early versions of Instagram used the chronological feed by default. However, the company decided to bring in a ranking algorithm in 2016. Instagram then incorporated a recommended posts section in 2017, much to the criticism of users who only want posts from the people they know. In its current form, the Instagram feed uses artificial intelligence to generate a “personalized” feed. As Android Central notes (via), Mosseri clarified earlier this year that the revamped feed was adopted because people were missing up to 70% of their posts in the feed while displaying posts in chronological order....

All social media platforms have a text element to them, but when it comes to Instagram, there needs to be a picture or video attached. That’s not an issue, as Instagram is the picture and video platform. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any Instagram users who just want to share a quick update with their followers. There is a way that they can do this, and that’s by posting stories....

Listen to Dr. Brewer discuss the study in the podcast. (9 minutes) Want to know more about meditation and brain science? Visit our Science section, or click here for news coverage on the subject on Mindful.org. 01/31/12