Investors have switched to “risk-off” modeStockmarkets in the Middle East tanked yesterday as Iran rejoined the global economy. On Saturday, the United Nations nuclear agency confirmed that Iran has taken steps to curb its nuclear programme, as Bloomberg reports. As a result, sanctions have been lifted and Iranian oil supplies will be hitting the market again as early as this week. <!--JavaScript Tag with group ID // Tag for network 1415: 365 - Moneyweek // Website: Moneyweek // Page: Article's (posts) // Placement: Article's (posts)-MPU 1-300 x 250 (4493388) // created >>>

Whetstone said he has hosted similar workshops around the country. In each of the six sessions, Whetstone said, topics will be approached from the child's perspective. The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate communication between grandparents, parents, teachers, coaches and other adults in a child's life. "Here is a young man or a young woman, and here are some strategies the adults can all work on to make the relationship with the child go better and better the relationships with each other," he said. "It's amazing what happens when you get the right group of people together." >>>

  Science Magazine recently reported on the Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2015, and on this episode of Science Studio, we'll learn about two of them: CRISPR Gene Editing Technology, and Reproducibility in Psychology. Charlotte Vines and Colin Bill of the UTEP Department of Biological Sciences, tell us how CRISPR allows scientists to deliberately edit DNA to stop the expression of a particular protein.  Drs. Vines and Bill are attempting to use this technology to knock out a gene that sends T-cell leukemias into the brains of children where they are >>>

Jan 18, 2016- Over the last 25 years, Nepal’s administrative efficiency has been on a downward spiral. This has affected governance at all levels—ushering in an era of impunity for politicians and bureaucrats.With each successive government, the bar on governance gets further lowered. Against this background, John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai spoke to former Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokharel about the decline in administrative efficiency, politicisation of the bureaucracy, the functioning of the Prime Minister’s Office and pre-emptive role of the Commission for the >>>

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It’s more important than looks (Picture: Getty Images)Guys, if you’re killing yourself at the gym right now then don’t worry – there are more important things. It turns out that being a nice person who helps others out is a much more attractive quality for women than just being buff. Although… it definitely helps to be both. (Just saying) A recent study has found that women are most attracted to men who are altruistic – making it an even more valuable quality than looks. This guy, ‘VOLUNTEER’, seems nice (Picture: Getty Images)And when looking for a long-term partner, they >>>

By adding the mental contrasting process, you can ask yourself how you might keep yourself from making presentations to the number of people required. While you enjoy one-on-one demonstrations, you may get nervous thinking about groups.You then devise a plan. First, you schedule a presentation for the near future. As you plan for it, you can ask a friend to help you practice when you feel nervous. That step makes it more likely you’ll successfully complete your goal.It gets even better. Oettingen learned there is a beneficial side effect of mental contrasting – it tends to add >>>

The escalation of hate crime in recent years was examined at the Malta Student Psychology Forum, jointly organised by University psychology student organisation Betapsi and the National Student Travel Foundation (NSTF). Referring to psychological studies, the students presented the most common motives of hate crime and its profound psychological effects on the victims. They spoke out about what can be done to stop hate crime and help to make a difference in society. Social inclusion activist and law student Sara Ezabe stressed the importance of distinguishing between hate speech and freedom >>>

SIOUX CITY | Shannon Claxton, assistant professor of psychology at Morningside College, recently co-authored a paper that appeared in the December issue of the journal Emerging Adulthood.

Her paper provides advanced statistical techniques for researchers interested in testing how the characteristics of romantic partners interact.

Claxton previously taught undergraduate courses and served as a graduate research assistant at Kent State University. She has a doctorate in experimental psychology from Kent State.

Get in shape. Drink less. Just be better. Such typical New Year’s resolutions aren’t usually mentioned in connection with con artists. It is, however, both a strength and weakness of Maria Konnikova’s “The Confidence Game’’ that one can’t help but see both the grifter and the mark in such perennial end-of-the-year optimism. Like most cons, as Konnikova presents them, our resolutions blend desire and optimism to create a convincing delusion — and underscore our own collusion.“The Confidence Game” examines “rationality and its departures,” >>>