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Narcissistic traits are linked to a brain area governing emotional control

Narcissistic traits are linked to a brain area governing emotional control

Published by José Betancourt

A recent study reveals that the physical structure of a specific brain region acts as a bridge between narcissistic personality traits and the habit of hiding one’s emotions. By looking at brain scans of healthy adults, researchers found that the volume and surface folding of the anterior insula correspond to both narcissistic tendencies and emotional suppression. The research was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Narcissism is often thought of as a single personality flaw, but psychologists divide it into two main dimensions. Grandiose narcissism is characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. Vulnerable narcissism is marked by fragile self-esteem, hypersensitivity to criticism, and social withdrawal. Both types share an underlying core of self-focus and difficulties with interpersonal relationships. A common thread linking both grandiose and vulnerable traits is a struggle with emotion regulation. Emotion regulation refers to the mental strategies people use to manage how they feel and how they express those feelings to people around them. One strategy is cognitive …

I went to the London area named one of the best places to live – everyone I told burst out laughing

I went to the London area named one of the best places to live – everyone I told burst out laughing

Published by Sam Flores

“Bow, really? You can’t be serious,” followed with a hearty laugh. That was the response I got when I told residents that Bow was ranked among the best places to live in London. The shock, the horror and the complete confusion left everybody laughing. The only constant was that opinion usually came from someone who had lived or worked in Bow for a long time. I grew up in Homerton, and Bow is a 10-minute journey from me. I echoed people’s surprise to see that the Sunday Times ranked Bow among the ‘Best Places to Live’ in London I remember when I was young, going regularly to Bromley-by-Bow Tesco on the S2 bus from Homerton. It always felt like an adventure going there, and back then, the area was certainly a bit rough. If you asked 12-year-old Ayo, would this be the best place to live? I would have certainly replied that there must be better. Artwork on the Lord Morpeth pub that shows the East London Suffragettes -Credit:Ayo Oluwalana/MyLondon After I visited Sutton a …

A physiotherapist says you can prevent a number of daily aches and pains by mobilizing this area of your back regularly with these five simple moves

A physiotherapist says you can prevent a number of daily aches and pains by mobilizing this area of your back regularly with these five simple moves

Published by Jenni Sidey

When the middle of your back is stiff, it can cause a domino effect of pain and weakness, affecting the shoulders, the neck and rest of the spine. Unfortunately, this stiffening of the spine has become a common symptom of our modern, mostly sedentary way of life. Fortunately, there is a remedy. According to musculoskeletal sports and rehabilitation physiotherapist Sarah Milner BSc MCSP, the solution lies in promoting thoracic mobility through regular rotation and strengthening. Article continues below You may like “Thoracic mobility is fundamental,” Milner tells Fit&Well. “If limited, it impacts all the structures around it.” Made up of the middle 12 vertebrae—which link the cervical spine with the lumbar spine—the thoracic spine makes up half of all the vertebrae in the spine. It is less mobile than the other two regions of the spine due to the presence of the ribcage, yet its limited flexion, extension and rotation are essential for daily activities. Milner explains that sitting hunched in front of a computer all day or long periods looking down at our smartphones …

Tesla expands unsupervised ‘Robotaxi’ area in Austin with only a handful of cars

Tesla expands unsupervised ‘Robotaxi’ area in Austin with only a handful of cars

Published by skeptic

Tesla has expanded the geofence for its unsupervised “Robotaxi” service in Austin, Texas, growing the area where vehicles can operate without a safety monitor inside the car. But social media sightings indicate that only a handful of vehicles — somewhere between 4 and 8 Model Ys — are actually running without a human safety monitor. And even those still operate under remote supervision from Tesla. Expanding the map, not the fleet The service area expansion is part of a pattern Tesla has followed since launching its robotaxi pilot in Austin in June 2025. The overall robotaxi geofence in Austin has grown to roughly 245 square miles — about 12 times its original 20-square-mile footprint — through a series of expansions over the past several months. But there’s a massive disconnect between the size of the map and the number of vehicles actually operating without supervision. According to tracking data and social media sightings, the unsupervised fleet consists of fewer than a dozen vehicles, with only a few operating at the same time. Advertisement – scroll …

FAA Says Traffic Resumes at Washington Area Airports

FAA Says Traffic Resumes at Washington Area Airports

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠Federal Aviation Administration ⁠said traffic was resuming at the ​three primary Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after ‌a strong chemical smell ‌forced the evacuation of an Virginia ⁠air ⁠traffic control facility. The FAA said controllers had returned to ​the Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control or TRACON, which controls airspace over numerous airports in the ​Washington region. The FAA issued ground stops at Reagan ⁠Washington ⁠National Airport, Washington Dulles, ⁠Baltimore ​and smaller airports in Charlottesville and Richmond around 6:40 ​p.m. EDT before ⁠lifting them about 90 minutes later. The FAA said there would be continuing delays as air traffic returns to normal. FlightAware said 30% ⁠of arriving flights at Baltimore and National were delayed and ⁠13% at Dulles. The incident was the second time in two weeks an odor at the air traffic facility in Warrenton, Virginia has snarled air traffic. Another strong smell prompted the FAA on March 13 to halt air traffic. The FAA said then it ⁠had halted traffic because of a strong chemical smell …

Zoox expands service area and is bringing robotaxis to 2 new cities

Zoox expands service area and is bringing robotaxis to 2 new cities

Published by skeptic

Robotaxi network and vehicle developer Zoox has shared some more key milestones as we sit nearly four months into its “year of growth.” That includes massive expansions to its existing network, added features for riders, and the deployment of Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxis in two new US cities. March has already been an exciting month for Zoox news, and it’s clearly not done yet. After surpassing one million fully autonomous miles in late 2025, following public rides in Las Vegas and an “Explorer Program” in San Francisco, the Amazon-backed robotaxi developer is gaining momentum in 2026. On March 9, Zoox announced plans to deploy its robotaxi test fleet to two additional cities – Dallas and Phoenix. Those two areas joined a list of other US cities already being mapped and tested for potential autonomous rides, including Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, and Washington, DC. Let’s not forget news days later, that Uber partnered with Zoox to include its truly driverless (no steering wheel or pedals) robotaxis on its rideshare network in Las Vegas this year, …

We visited a Birmingham area famous for awful parking – you’ll never guess what we found

We visited a Birmingham area famous for awful parking – you’ll never guess what we found

Published by Sam Flores

Finding the worst area for parking in Birmingham is very difficult – the truth is there are appalling examples almost wherever you turn. Would-be councillor, Shuranjeet Singh, has posted a video of one corner of the inner city with a claim to the title. Winson Green is becoming nearly as synonymous with terrible parking as it is prisons. Read more: Exclusive shock poll shows historic change for Birmingham His video shows cars hanging half off the pavement, cars parked in the middle of the road and others wrong side of the road – as well as a smattering of tickets. Shuranjeet pointed out there would be little chance of an ambulance making its way through the streets. We headed out to the area, made famous by HMP Birmingham, and found the same thing. Terribe driving is nothing new to us – we are campaigning to get more people banned for life. When we arrived, also saw pavements entirely blocked – meaning mothers with pushchairs had to go on the street to get by. -Credit:Shuranjeet Singh …

Brian Doherty dead: Libertarian author falls to his death in Bay Area

Brian Doherty dead: Libertarian author falls to his death in Bay Area

Published by Sam Flores

An acclaimed author and historian of the libertarian movement fell to his death last week, his employer confirmed. The body of Brian Doherty, 57, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason, was found Thursday “after a fall” in the Battery Yates park portion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the publication wrote. The National Parks Service’s law enforcement agency confirmed it responded to an incident at Battery Yates on Thursday “involving a male visitor who reportedly fell from the cliffside into the water.” “The individual was recovered and pronounced dead,” said Scott Carr, parks service spokesperson, in an email. “We do not have any further information to share at this time.” The Golden Gate Bridge is seen from the Fort Baker Marina in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. Doherty was found in the Battery Yates park portion of the recreation area. (Los Angeles Times) Doherty was the author of several books, with Reason saying his most notable work was the 2007 study “Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the …