Apparently, we perceive touch better when we’re lying down. An experiment found that participants are more in tune to their sense of touch when lying on their sides, similar to what happens when we close our eyes or when we’re blindfolded. To measure this, participants were asked to determine which hand felt vibrations while their arms were crossed. It is speculated that our bodies tune out external representations (like sight) when lying down to help us fall asleep.
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
