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Wednesday June 20th, 2018 night edition

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A new study by Stanford psychologists examines the hidden implications of the advice to “find your passion.”

In fact, the adage so commonly advised by graduation speakers might undermine how interests actually develop, according to Stanford researchers in an upcoming paper for Psychological Science.

But, the research found that when people encounter inevitable challenges, that mindset makes it more likely people will surrender their newfound interest.

And the idea that passions are found fully formed implies that the number of interests a person has is limited.

Here, they looked at mindsets about interests: Are interests fixed qualities that are inherently there, just waiting to be discovered?

The research also found that a fixed mindset can even discourage people from developing in their own interest area.

They come to understand that that’s how they and their futures will be shaped and how they will ultimately make their contributions. »

When it’s your birthday but you know you’re getting old : likeus

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For instance, these cows are happy for returning to pasture after a long winter.

This Humpback Whale, for instance, realizes she's been saved from a fishing net and lets her rescuers know she is thankful.

Non-mammal animals on the other hand appear to be quite different from us, but birds always find ways to puzzle us. »

These parents hoped to raise $1,500 for separated migrant families. They raised $12 million and counting.

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Just like arrested Americans, detained migrant parents can often post bond and simply walk out of jail.

So the Willners created a Facebook fundraiser over the weekend to raise $1,500 — enough to free a single migrant parent with a relatively low bond.

‘Gut-wrenching’ recording captures sound of children being separated from their parents at the border. »

'Sea Nomads' Are First Known Humans Genetically Adapted to Diving

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But a group of people called the Bajau takes free diving to the extreme, staying underwater for as long as 13 minutes at depths of around 200 feet.

You can technically live without it, but while you have it, the organ helps support your immune system and recycle red blood cells.

Previous work showed that in seals, marine mammals that spend much of their life underwater, spleens are disproportionately large. »