Note: this article was a part of another, larger article composed in December of 2015. I honestly don’t even know where to begin on the data I’ve looked at over the last week or so. There are so many conversations about homicide, suicide, and guns you could have that any number of different arguments are…
Category: Sociology/Psychology
Rant on an article a sociology postdoc wrote on Flat-Earthers
My friend asked for my thoughts on this article a sociology post-doc (as far as I can tell) wrote on flat-Earthers. This is basically me complaining about the article itself, and offers no real insight on the subject. Posting it anyway, assuming a couple other friends will also read it. It boggles my mind that…
Stop Saying Exercise Cures Depression
Saw this on my news-feed tonight. If I ever take myself out, it’s going to be in a jogging suit in one of these asshole’s offices. Exercise is good for many reasons, and from what I’ve gleaned, we honestly know very little about why it’s good. If you want a good textbook on the science,…
Profile of the Orlando Shooter
Now that the dust has settled, I can slake the still thirsty among you who want more juice on the Orlando nightclub shooting. My contention is that I already wrote about it. Here’s the profile on the killer. Here’s the discussion on guns. The articles could use some clean-up and tweaking, as any product seen…
Risk-Taking and Religion Part 4
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Study 4: “We used a more targeted measure assessing the dimension of belief that we predicted to be relevant to the current effect—attachment security. Individuals who are more securely attached to God perceive God as a better source of security and protection (Kirkpatrick & Shaver, 1992)….
Risk-Taking and Religion Part 3
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Study 3: “Across five studies, priming God increased people’s willingness to take nonmoral risks. In Study 3, we tested our hypothesis that this effect occurs because reminders of God lead individuals to perceive themselves as protected—that is, that the risks present less danger.” For this experiment they went back…
Risk-Taking and Religion Part 2
Part 1 here. “Study 2 was a field experiment in which we posted ads to a social-networking Web site and recorded click-through rates…. We launched six advertisements for 1 day each on a social-networking Web site in a 2 (God vs. no God) × 3 (immoral risk vs. nonmoral risk vs. no risk) design. The…
Risk-Taking and Religion Part 1
Or, Business majors find people willing to risk retinal damage for a fucking quarter He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.-John 21:6, ESV…
Psychology’s Reproduciblity and Media Obliviousness
“Remember that study that found that most psychology studies were wrong?” asks Slate writer Rachel Gross. Not even, “did you hear”, but “do you remember”. There is now no longer a question as to if this matter needs explained first. It’s already common knowledge. Everybody’s read this study. If you haven’t, you’re behind. Just play…
Is HR Biased Against Fat People?
The Germans say “yes”, although their study leaves much to be desired. This article was brought to my attention by a friend, so let the record show I take requests. “Stigmatization of obese individuals by human resource professionals: an experimental study” You can skip the part under “Abstract”. That’s just the teaser. The paper itself…