Dog and mistress on the beach
Dog and mistress

How quickly dogs forget their masters or mistresses

 

How quickly do dogs actually forget? Dogs have many talents, such as the ability to store a catalogue of smells and recognise human faces. But what happens when the master or mistress is not around for a long period of time? Do dogs forget their caregivers and look for new ones, or will they be loyal even after years?

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Sleep deprivation

What are the effects of a sleepless night

 

A sleepless night: how does it affect body and mind? When people have sleep problems, often the biggest problem is not the lack of sleep itself. Rather, thoughts wander in negative directions when you lie awake for hours at night, and it is these negative thoughts that make it difficult to fall asleep. Not only do all problems seem much more dramatic at night than during the day, but much of the worry revolves around not being able to fully function the next day due to lack of sleep. But a sleepless night does not have as drastic consequences as one might think.

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Transgender people need to be supported as children

 

Despite the ever-increasing media coverage of transgender people, our world is unfortunately still not an easy place to grow up as a transgender child or teenager. Most parents, daycare centres and school teachers don't know much about gender diversity in children. Some people still believe that gender interests in children are "wrong" and should not be tolerated, let alone accepted. In fact, many still think that gender identity can be learned or chosen. But where does that leave the adolescent transgender people whose joy of life and self-esteem depends on how they find their way in society?

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Crowd

Stop wanting to be special - accept your normality

 

Accept your normality

Most character traits are evenly distributed across the population. About 65% of people have average intelligence, personality and creativity, as well as average memory and leadership potential. Unfortunately, few people are aware of this. They would describe themselves as above average in many desirable traits, which of course is not possible in purely mathematical terms.

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Ransomware NotPetya Virus

How to protect yourself from Ransomware Petya/NotPetya/SortaPetya

 

How do you protect yourself from ransomware? The ransomware currently sweeping the world is known as Petya, NotPetya and SortaPetya. Similar to the WannaCry virus in May 2017, this virus penetrates computer networks and encrypts all files. The files are then permanently unusable and are supposed to be decrypted again for a ransom.

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