A papal election may offer Catholics more than a new leader. A daily survey study suggests practicing American Catholics felt their lives were slightly more meaningful after Pope Leo XIV’s election, a pattern that held through the study’s end. dlvr.​it/TW2Ww5

An analysis of political rhetoric and mobilization shows that when elected officials endorse demographic conspiracy theories, their rhetoric is tied to measurable increases in white supremacist protests and extremist propaganda distribution. dlvr.​it/TW2TXr

Does remote work increase birth rates? Census data points to the opposite: Remote work is often pitched as an easy way to help families grow and reverse falling birth rates. An analysis of nearly four million census records finds that working from home actually… dlvr.​it/TW2THz

France cut the workweek to 35 hours to boost hiring, but new research suggests it failed: A study of France’s 35-hour workweek shows the policy failed to create jobs on its own. A 3.​8% employment loss from shorter hours was masked only by heavy government… dlvr.​it/TW2QDP

Researchers expected university graduates to view Big Tech more favorably. Instead, a six-country survey found education was linked mainly to ambivalence, with highly educated right-leaning respondents increasingly likely to see the companies as both beneficial… dlvr.​it/TW2Q8c

Combining mindfulness meditation with a gentle buzzing device on the chest can physically alter brain pathways related to body awareness. The combination therapy helps trauma survivors feel more grounded and connected to their physical forms. dlvr.​it/TW2LSH

In castrated male rats, a month of testosterone injections boosted the survival of newly born neurons in the hippocampus. Two weeks of injections given later in the cells’ development helped in the spatial-memory region, while earlier injections did not. dlvr.​it/TW2FwL

People who believe conspiracy theories tend to overestimate how many others share their views. New research suggests that this illusion of consensus may help conspiracy theories spread, and that concrete statistics may puncture it. dlvr.​it/TW2CWx

A natural experiment created by Britain’s postwar sugar rationing suggests that less sugar in the first years of life may be linked to lower risks of dementia, depression, and anxiety, along with slightly younger-looking brains. dlvr.​it/TW29Xq

People going through their first episode of psychosis may be especially vulnerable to chatbots that validate distorted beliefs, a new study suggests. At one large medical center, 61% of “AI psychosis” cases involved first-episode patients. dlvr.​it/TW27Jw