iNews I don’t want my elder daughter to be a people pleaser like me While it’s not a clinical diagnosis, Dr Laurie Kramer, Professor of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University, researches sibling relationships and says explicitly or implicitly, older daughters are frequently given more caregiving responsibilities at home – which continue into adulthood, when they will often co-ordinate family get togethers or care of elderly parents.
PA Media Parrots taught to video call friends ‘prefer live chats over recorded messages’ For the study, which also involved a team from Northeastern University in the US, the researchers wanted to explore the online social lives of nine pet parrots.
Parrots can tell live calls apart from pre-recorded videos Scientists from Northeastern University and the University of Glasgow studying how parrots behave, believe they can tell live videos apart from pre-recorded clips.