Social Science posts
- April 17, 2013
- 12:45 AM
- 112 views
Why You Should Always Confront Prejudice
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
What goes through your mind when somebody makes a racist or sexist remark? Perhaps you feel a strong desire to expose their morally bankrupt worldview through an artful recitation of contemporary philosophy and social science research. Perhaps the potential awkwardness of scolding an acquaintance leads you to avoid confrontation. Whatever you’ve done in the past, [...]... Read more »
Rasinski, H., Geers, A., & Czopp, A. (2013) "I Guess What He Said Wasn't That Bad": Dissonance in Nonconfronting Targets of Prejudice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/0146167213484769
- April 16, 2013
- 08:39 AM
- 139 views
5 Ways You’re Wrong About Surviving Disasters
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
Everybody remembers the kind captain in Titanic, drowning in his own guilt when he realises he has comprised safety regulations for fame, and his decision to go down with the ship. Before meeting his demise, he first makes sure the women and children make it off the ship. Surely this is the proper thing to do in such situations – women and children first- right? Research suggests otherwise.... Read more »
Bruno S. Frey, David A. Savage, and Benno Torgler. (2010) Behavior under Extreme Conditions: The Titanic Disaster. Journal of Economic Perspective. info:/
Bush SP. (2004) Snakebite suction devices don't remove venom: they just suck. Annals of emergency medicine, 43(2), 187-8. PMID: 14747806
- April 16, 2013
- 08:23 AM
- 84 views
A contemplation on Silence – Jiddu Krishnamurti
by Perikis Livas in Tracing Knowledge
What do you mean when you say: what is there? Do you mean something to be perceived, to be felt, to be experienced, or to be understood? Are you asking by any chance what is enlightenment? Or are you asking what is there when the mind has stopped all its wanderings and has come to quietness? Are you asking what there is on the other side when the mind is really still?... Read more »
Jiddu Krishnamurti. (2013) A contemplation on Silence – Jiddu Krishnamurti. whoisbert. info:/
- April 16, 2013
- 08:00 AM
- 57 views
Rigor and relevance in SCM research
by Andreas Wieland in Supply Chain Management Research
Good research stands out through relevant research questions which are answered applying rigorous research methods. Researchers routinely signal methodological rigor in a detailed methods section and reviewers take great care to check whether all methodological steps are applied properly. Besides rigor, it is necessary to ensure that research is relevant in terms of both theoretical [...]... Read more »
de-Margerie, V., & Jiang, B. (2011) How relevant is OM research to managerial practice? An empirical study of top executives' perceptions. International Journal of Operations , 31(2), 124-147. DOI: 10.1108/01443571111104737
Salvador, F. (2011) On the importance of good questions and empirically grounded theorizing. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 47(4), 21-22. DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2011.03248.x
- April 15, 2013
- 04:01 PM
- 136 views
Edinburgh’s Mysterious Miniature Coffins
by Perikis Livas in Tracing Knowledge
London Times, July 20, 1836:
That, early in July, 1836, some boys were searching for rabbits’ burrows in the rocky formation, near Edinburgh, known as Arthur’s Seat. In the side of a cliff, they came upon some thin sheets of slate, which they pulled out.
Little cave.
Seventeen tiny coffins.
Three or four inches long.... Read more »
Mike Dash. (2013) Edinburgh’s Mysterious Miniature Coffins. Smithsonian.com. info:/
- April 15, 2013
- 05:32 AM
- 73 views
Surviving Sandy: Staying Put in Far Rockaway
by Elke Weesjes in United Academics
Hurricane Sandy churned across the Caribbean and up the eastern seaboard of the U.S. in late October of 2012, leaving a path of death and destruction in its wake. This article focuses on the decision making among some of those who stayed behind in the storm—and how we might use that information to better prepare for the disasters of the future.... Read more »
Nicole M. Stephens,MarYam G. Hamedani,Hazel Rose Markus,Hilary B. Bergsieker,and Liyam Eloul1. (2009) Why Did They "Choose" to Stay? Perspectives of Hurricane Katrina Observers and Survivors. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. info:/
- April 14, 2013
- 03:11 PM
- 106 views
How Pharmaceutical Ads Distort Healthcare Markets
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
It probably doesn’t strike you as strange to see advertisements for prescription drugs. By now, everybody know that you should “talk to your doctor about Levitra” while “doing more with Lipitor” and getting “Claritin clear.” But if you think about it, it’s strange for an actor being paid by a pharmaceutical company to tell you [...]... Read more »
Lewin, B. (2013) Patient satisfaction with physician responses during interactions prompted by pharmaceutical advertisements. The Social Science Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2013.03.002
- April 12, 2013
- 09:27 PM
- 77 views
Real Scientists Tweet
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
Hi Julie,I hope you have an awesome time at Science Online Teen tomorrow! I hope you get asked lots of questions about your presentation, Dogs: Science in Your Living Room. It's so true that dogs make for a sensational gateway to scientific enquiry - and they're right there, in front of us!If anyone happens to ask you "What's it like being a scientific canine behavioural researcher?", be sure to tell them to tune in to the @realscientists Twitter project from Sunday (or Satur........ Read more »
Brossard Dominique, & Scheufele Dietram A. (2012) Social science. Science, new media, and the public. Science (New York, N.Y.), 339(6115), 40-41. PMID: 23288529
- April 12, 2013
- 07:05 PM
- 158 views
Why grad schools should require students to blog
by Maria Konnikova in Literally Psyched
Popular writing hones the skills that are essential for success in academia.... Read more »
Kahneman, D., & Riepe, M. (1998) Aspects of Investor Psychology. The Journal of Portfolio Management, 24(4), 52-65. DOI: 10.3905/jpm.1998.409643
Kellogg RT, & Raulerson BA 3rd. (2007) Improving the writing skills of college students. Psychonomic bulletin , 14(2), 237-42. PMID: 17694907
Preiss, D., Castillo, J., Grigorenko, E., & Manzi, J. (2013) Argumentative writing and academic achievement: A longitudinal study. Learning and Individual Differences. DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2012.12.013
- April 12, 2013
- 10:40 AM
- 118 views
Getting Science Right: Does Marihuana Change Your IQ?
by Anouk Vleugels in United Academics
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last year, researchers conclude, after a longitudinal study on the Dunedin cohort, that the use of cannabis at a young age could lower intelligence at a later age. Many media, including us, wrote about these findings. But now it seems the researchers may have gone a bit too far with their statements.
At least, that’s what Ole Rogeberg, researcher at the Norwegian Frisch Centre, thinks. He says the researchers Me........ Read more »
Meier, M., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Keefe, R., McDonald, K., Ward, A., Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. (2012) From the Cover: PNAS Plus: Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(40). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1206820109
Rogeberg, O. (2013) Correlations between cannabis use and IQ change in the Dunedin cohort are consistent with confounding from socioeconomic status. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(11), 4251-4254. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215678110
- April 11, 2013
- 09:20 AM
- 131 views
Bad Grades Lead to College Dropout Even When They Don’t Have To
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
An important new working paper (NBER, pdf) from Todd and Ralph Stinebrickner helps pinpoint an overlooked cause of college dropout. They were interested in the non-financial reasons for dropout, particularly the role played by grades. The longitudinal survey data they collected was uniquely suited to this question because it came from Barea College, a small [...]... Read more »
Stinebrickner, T., & Stinebrickner, P. (2013) Academic Performance and College Dropout: Using Longitudinal Expectations Data to Estimate a Learning Model. NBER Working Papers. DOI: 10.3386/w18945
- April 10, 2013
- 12:06 PM
- 99 views
The Effects of Social Media Monopolies
by Mark Fonseca Rendeiro in United Academics
Though some new statistical reports show signs of slowing down, we are still very much in the era of social media euphoria, where more and more people join up, sign in, and check their feeds as often as possible. ”Like” it or not- grievances are aired, ideas are sometimes exchanged, and a never ending stream of baby photos are shared at every minute of the day. On the surface, both regular users and professional researchers have observed and chronicled the list of achievements and p........ Read more »
Gehl, R. (2013) What's on your mind? Social media monopolies and noopower. First Monday, 18(3). DOI: 10.5210/fm.v18i3.4618
- April 10, 2013
- 11:09 AM
- 139 views
Getting Science Right: Staring at Large Breasts Makes you Live Longer
by Andrew Porterfield in United Academics
What’s the story?
It’s great news for leering men! A study in none other than the New England Journal of Medicine found that men who stare at large breasts live longer than men who don’t. A German research group, headed by an aging specialist named Karen Weatherby, found that staring at large breasts for longer than 10 minutes is equivalent to a 30 minute workout. The study, which took five years, revealed that breast watching men had lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse........ Read more »
Campbell, J. (2011) Getting it wrong: ten of the greatest misreported stories in American journalism. Choice Reviews Online, 48(12), 48-48. DOI: 10.5860/CHOICE.48-6722
- April 10, 2013
- 09:12 AM
- 84 views
The Effects of Social Media Monopolies
by Mark Fonseca Rendeiro in United Academics
Though some new statistical reports show signs of slowing down, we are still very much in the era of social media euphoria, where more and more people join up, sign in, and check their feeds as often as possible. ”Like” it or not- grievances are aired, ideas are sometimes exchanged, and a never ending stream of baby photos are shared at every minute of the day. On the surface, both regular users and professional researchers have observed and chronicled the list of achievements and p........ Read more »
Gehl, R. (2013) What's on your mind? Social media monopolies and noopower. First Monday, 18(3). DOI: 10.5210/fm.v18i3.4618
- April 10, 2013
- 07:13 AM
- 109 views
New Explanations Of Modern Children Getting Fat
by Katja Keuchenius in United Academics
Obesitas is more and more becoming a problem for Western children. It’s easy to blame the genes or the fastfood branche, but of couse the situation is more complex. A lot of risks are interwoven with our society. Three recent studies, published in Pediatrics, point to some of these less obvious factors that play a role in fattening children.... Read more »
Disantis KI, Birch LL, Davey A, Serrano EL, Zhang J, Bruton Y, & Fisher JO. (2013) Plate Size and Children's Appetite: Effects of Larger Dishware on Self-Served Portions and Intake. Pediatrics. PMID: 23569096
Bickham DS, Blood EA, Walls CE, Shrier LA, & Rich M. (2013) Characteristics of Screen Media Use Associated With Higher BMI in Young Adolescents. Pediatrics. PMID: 23569098
Mitchell, J., Rodriguez, D., Schmitz, K., & Audrain-McGovern, J. (2013) Sleep Duration and Adolescent Obesity. PEDIATRICS. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-2368
- April 10, 2013
- 12:33 AM
- 22 views
Counterintuitive Conservation
by Emarkham in GeneticCuckoo
An analysis of the proposal to legalize the trade in rhino horn in order to reduce the poaching of the remaining wild rhinos. Legalizing the trade of rhino horn is claimed to reduce the demand on the black market and is likely to be the best method for conserving the remaining rhinos, however other factors can influence the potential success of this. ... Read more »
E Markham. (2013) Counterintuitive Conservation. Blogspot. info:/
- April 8, 2013
- 08:18 AM
- 55 views
Anonymity In Science – New Neuroskeptic Paper
by Neuroskeptic in Neuroskeptic_Discover
Six months ago, I proudly announced Blogging’s First Academic Paper. That was when Perspectives in Psychological Science became the first scientific journal to publish an article under a blogging pseudonym (an adaptation of this post). But while the blogging bit was new, many scientists have published work anonymously or pseudonymously before… as I explain in [...]... Read more »
Neuroskeptic. (2013) Anonymity in Science. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.03.004
- April 8, 2013
- 07:22 AM
- 104 views
The evolution of happiness
by Jason Collins in Evolving Economics
When we experience positive events, we feel happy. But happiness adjusts, with the effects of a positive event normally short-lived. Over the long-term, happiness tends to float around a stable mean. Happiness is also strongly related to our position relative to our peers. How happy we are with our income depends on everyone else’s income. [...]The post The evolution of happiness appeared first on Evolving Economics.... Read more »
Rayo, L., & Becker, G. (2007) Evolutionary Efficiency and Happiness. Journal of Political Economy, 115(2), 302-337. DOI: 10.1086/516737
Rayo, L., & Becker, G. (2007) Habits, Peers, and Happiness: An Evolutionary Perspective. American Economic Review, 97(2), 487-491. DOI: 10.1257/aer.97.2.487
- April 8, 2013
- 04:05 AM
- 94 views
Sexual Harassment Has a Cost—to Males and Females
by Andrew Porterfield in United Academics
Sexual harassment is seen through the animal kingdom, from beetles to fish to humans. Forced attempts at copulation—whether grabbing a female frog with a claw-like thumb, or grabbing someone’s breast in the workplace—are usually seen as acts of male dominance. But a few studies have shown that these behaviors are costly in evolutionary terms—and for both sexes.... Read more »
Makowicz, A., & Schlupp, I. (2013) The direct costs of living in a sexually harassing environment. Animal Behaviour, 85(3), 569-577. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.016
Studd, M., & Gattiker, U. (1991) The evolutionary psychology of sexual harassment in organizations. Ethology and Sociobiology, 12(4), 249-290. DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(91)90021-H
- April 8, 2013
- 01:44 AM
- 133 views
Insurance Is a Criminal’s Best Friend
by Eric Horowitz in peer-reviewed by my neurons
Most residents of developed Western nations assume their justice systems are relatively infallible. Going through life without constantly worrying about whether people are capable of upholding a certain standard of objectivity and fairness is easier than the alternative. But with human decisions come human biases, even in situations that demand objectivity. For example, crimes involving [...]... Read more »
van de Calseyde, P.P., Keren, G., & Zeelenberg, M. (2013) The insured victim effect: When and why compensating harm decreases punishment recommendations. Judgment and Decision Making. info:/
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