Outrage Fatigue Is Real. Here's Why We Feel It and How to Cope

Repeated exposure to outrage-inducing news or events can lead to emotional exhaustion. An expert who studies online outrage says there are ways to cope

You’re probably feeling it: the onslaught of depressing news and commentary about political actions, wars, climate disasters and more. The first few times you’re exposed to a perceived injustice, you feel fired up and ready to fight against it. But after being repeatedly facing this moral assault, you start to feel fatigued, even withdrawn. Resistance feels futile.

This phenomenon is informally referred to as “outrage fatigue.”

Exposure to bat guano among cannabis growers appears to be a recent trend that can lead to histoplasmosis cases and outbreaks. It is crucial to raise awareness among physicians and patients to reinforce personal preventive measures and establish timely diagnosis. Commercial biofertilizers containing bat guano should be tested for H capsulatum before reaching the market. If testing is not feasible, risk mitigation strategies should be implemented.

Australian bosses could go to jail for 10 years and be fined $1.65 million if they "deliberately" underpay their workers, as part of new laws that nationally criminalise wage theft from January 1.

The new laws and penalties follow years of underpayment scandals in Australia, with cases at prominent employers including Woolworths, Chatime, Qantas, NAB, BHP, 7-Eleven and the ABC.

In conclusion, the prevalence of pneumoconiosis with CTD was as high as 13.8%, while that of asbestosis and silicosis was 18.3% and 11.4%, respectively.

Female sex and a later stage of pneumoconiosis were independent risk factors for pneumoconiosis with CTD.

These findings provide a new evidence for the high prevention of autoimmune diseases in pneumoconiosis, calling for the formulation of early detection and strengthening prevention strategies

One of the largest sandsculpture installations in the world, this exhibit boasts a unique combination of sprawling sand scenes, theological musings, and salvaged shipwrecks.

Just outside the moat of the fortified town of Elburg lies the mystifying Zandverhalen, which boasts one of the largest sand sculpture exhibits in the world. Housed in a sprawling warehouse, the exhibit features sculptures crafted from over 4,000 cubic meters of sand. These intricate creations depict a range of biblical stories and scenes inspired by world philosophies juxtaposed with the local fishing culture. The scale of the sculptures, their meticulous detail, and their towering heights (some are over eight meters tall) are awe-inspiring.

The museum also incorporates a curious array of other elements: ancient olive trees, salvaged doors, and architectural artifacts from around the world are integrated into the sand scenes. Perhaps most intriguingly, it showcases remnants of local shipwrecks—dredged from the s

It’s worrying to read studies that show just how far microplastics can travel within our bodies.

Scientists have found evidence of tiny plastic particles in almost every part of the human body, including the lungs, testicles, placenta and even breast milk. It’s known that we can ingest and inhale microplastics, which can in some cases cause allergic reactions and inflammation, and increase the risk of certain diseases.

But is it possible to absorb plastic through the skin? When washed, synthetic clothing can shed microplastics – small pieces of plastic less than 5mm (0.2in) long – which is a concern for the health of our oceans.

Constructed in the 1990s and measuring some 600 miles, the tunnels provide flood control for the city and outlying communities. Homeless outreach workers said 1,200 to 1,500 people live in them. Many have constructed elaborate shelters, often out of plywood and scraps of metal or brick below the casinos that define the Strip.

Accordingly, while this subset appears necessary for the development of fibrosis, its presence is not sufficient. Overall, our findings support a broader paradigm wherein recruited macrophages express a conserved injury response program following loss of tissue homeostasis. Their progression to tissue resident macrophage–like programming and numerical decline support rapid resolution of injury, while failure of these 2 elements contributes to persistent inflammation and pathologic fibrotic repair.

The synthetic chemicals are especially harmful because they're nearly indestructible and can build up in various environments, including the human body. In addition to cancers and immune system problems, exposure to certain levels of PFAS has been linked to increased cholesterol levels, reproductive health issues and developmental delays in children, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

During the Apollo era, astronauts discovered just how annoying and potentially dangerous lunar dust is. These tiny pieces of fractured, glass-like regolith get everywhere, in equipment and even astronaut lungs. When NASA returns to the Moon with its Artemis program, the problem of dust will return. If we stay on the Moon for a long time, researchers will need to develop technologies to clear away the dust and prevent it from getting inside machinery, habitats, and lungs.

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to see the functioning of transplanted lungs.

This could enable medics to identify any decline in lung function sooner.

The scan method has enabled the team, led by researchers at Newcastle University, UK, to see how air moves in and out of the lungs as people take a breath in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and patients who have received a lung transplant.

We have published a set of videos highlighting the twin issues of silicosis and hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Glyn Jones talks about a 40-year career as a stonemason working on construction projects on the railway and other locations, and recalls changing attitudes to occupational health through the decades – from a largely casual attitude in the 1970s to the present-day when the health of workers is at the forefront of concerns.

Now suffering from the effects of both silicosis and HAVS, he passionately urges both employers and young people starting out in the industry to ensure that they use all the correct equipment and take every possible precaution to safeguard their health.

For further information on silicosis and HAVS and other occupational health topics, visit our occupational health section.

Raynaud's phenomenon, sometimes called Raynaud's syndrome or disease, is a disorder of blood circulation in the fingers and toes (and less commonly of the ears and nose). This condition is aggravated by exposure to cold. When a person has Raynaud's phenomenon, exposure to cold abnormally reduces blood circulation, causing the skin to become pale, waxy-white or purple. The disorder is sometimes called "white finger", "wax finger" or "dead finger."

Raynaud's phenomenon has many different causes including workplace exposures. Occupationally, it is most commonly associated with "hand-arm vibration syndrome" but it is also involved in other occupational diseases.

Although Raynaud's phenomenon is not life threatening, severe cases cause disability and may force workers to leave their jobs. Although rare, severe cases can lead to breakdown of the skin and gangrene.

While it’s rare to be diagnosed with the condition—fewer than 200 clinical cases have been officially reported since 1955, mainly in children, and it doesn’t appear in any mainstream diagnostic handbooks—Alice-like symptoms appear to be relatively common. One survey study published in 1999 found that some 30 percent of participants had experienced at least one kind of visual distortion in their life. And around 16 percent of migraine patients in a recent study also reported symptoms of Alice in Wonderland syndrome throughout their life. Some researchers have theorized that Carroll experienced these symptoms himself because he was known to experience migraines.

File this under 'That's not supposed to happen!'. In an experiment, scientists observed a metal healing itself. If this process can be fully understood and controlled, we could be at the start of a whole new era of engineering.

Cracks caused by the kind of strain described above are known as fatigue damage: repeated stress and motion that causes microscopic breaks, eventually causing machines or structures to break.

Amazingly, after about 40 minutes of observation, the crack in the platinum started to fuse back together and mend itself before starting again in a different direction.

In this video, the ACS Reactions team tests different Christmas tree watering conditions, including an internet recipe that supposedly fireproofs your Christmas tree with borax, to investigate the science behind preventing these fires.

With some help from the University of Maryland, they light some Christmas trees on fire and conclude that just plain water is one of the best things you can give your tree to keep your home safe.

Robots sculpt marble in Italy, sparking worries about future of art form