A classic example of the sexism against men that modern "psychology" has mutated into...This is touted as a test of how well one's brain is functioning and thus proof of stupidity and loss of brain function. Gewd gawd.

no details given, but choosing the 15 now could easily be the smart choice--given that the probability of actually receiving the dough is likely higher for the 15 than for the other (unless they give some really strong assurance!!!). A bird in the hand is worth two you see on tv, or something like that.

I'd take $15 american today over, say, $45 american that I'd have to come back for next month, given that my schedule might prevent it or i'd come back and the place packed up and left or....
if it's $15 today versus a million in a month, the choice would be different (loss of $15 that I didn't have to begin with being an acceptible risk; not that i'd pay $15 for the million in a month--sounds too likely to be a scam in that case).

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This one can probably go on the "read it again" or "bad reporting" thread, but this thread hasn't been used in a bit.

Apnea Increases Chances Of Dying Sooner

All I can get out of it is that breathing while sleeping really is important to your health.

But the lead in on the main page really made me do a double take.

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... who will be more likely to die instantaneously?

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Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

Ok; this one actually says something, but this was a good thread to throw it in without starting a new one for a minor point.

MSG may lead to obesity

Of course, I've never been a big fan of going straight from a statistic to a cause and effect.
In this case, I wonder if you can isolate if people prone to weight problems prefering to use MSG.
I'm also assuming this was an uncontrolled sampling.

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well, candy and potato chips are just fine for most people in moderation, so it's not inherently evil to produce them. Society, in the US at least, has decided to outlaw drugs that have little or no healthy use but keep candy legal even though some would abuse it.

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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.

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Using Brain Makes You Hungrier

Let me guess, the ones who chose the computer were already overwieght nerds?

Um, yeah...overcompensating for what the body uses overall in any way can be part.

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Study: Stress levels skyrocket during Wall Street meltdown

Really?

Actually it could be a case of bad reporting. This is an annual report, and the article has absolutely no reference to any numbers in the previous years, except that they are "up".

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This has left me speechless, so I'm leaving it to you Neo:

Eating quickly, and until full, trebles the risk of being overweight

A recent study investigated in a group of people having brain tumors, how many of them used their cell phone a lot. Conclusion: cell phones cause brain tumors.

As bad as it sounds for the health of the population, I'm sure that subsequent research will show that owning dogs, taking showers and exhaling also cause brain tumors. We're all doomed.

How, HOW can anybody get his degree with this kind of nonsense "science"?

(Sorry, no links.)

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I guess Neo was busy!
So some quotes from this study:Eating quickly, and until full, trebles the risk of being overweight

And the piece de resistance:
Next article: Getting research published improves a scientist's chances of getting grant money.

No; I just had to get my meal down first before responding.

Actually; I thought that one has been done so often that it's actually a cliche.

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Heh. Yeah, it is a bit of a cliche.

I saw a headline this morning and thought Ahh something interesting and new, alas the study says.....nothing.

Here is a linky:http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...418584,00.html

Here is the snipets:
Head lines:
From this I thought the genetic information from that famous mummy has given conclusive results.........no.

More:
Wow where did he come from then, he surely had relatives while he was alive...wow the plot thicken.....give me more, give me more.

Sadly thou as you read further you find this:
Thank you for wasting my time.

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I see that in the news a lot. Read an entire story with a lot "could be's" and the final sentence or paragraph says "maybe not"


Here's one from the catagory of "duh".

Anonymous anger rampant on Internet

And it must be true because they reference plenty of professors who say so.

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I got this from your link:

"In August, The New York Times Magazine did a story about trolls, some barely out of their teens, who antagonize others for the sake of "lulz": "Lulz is watching someone lose their mind at their computer 2,000 miles away while you chat with friends and laugh," one ex-troll told the publication."

Eeehhhh? How is it that you are able to watch someone lose their mind at their computer and who are these people who lose their minds?

Gheez. What people are doing for entertainment??

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Classic bully/victim exchange; you only pick on those who will give a responce. The internet is just a way to do in anonymously, allowing people to be more bold than they would in face-to-face environments.

I had the same theory on road rage after noticing how quickly I'm willing to cuse someone out on the road; cars offer unique situations where you're isolated from the other drivers enough to maintain some sense of anonymity, but in close enough proximity to allow for retaliation (in the form of agressive driving, shouting, "hand signals", etc).

The same mechanism possibly responsable for the "internet anger" is probably responsable for road rage. Isolation = sense of embiggenment.

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Embiggenment, nice word. Sounds like something from the Simpsons'.

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We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very ticked off.

Tyler Durden of Fight Club