Post No.: 0256 Fluffystealthkitten says: The ‘scientific method’ specifies that a hypothesis must be empirically testable (testable via observations), falsifiable (there must be some way for someone to attempt to show that a hypothesis is false), logically consistent … Read More
Post No.: 0255 Furrywisepuppy says: You could say that this follows on from Post No.: 0249 about the psychology of basking in reflected glory… I personally find that basking in reflected glory is problematic in sport when … Read More
Post No.: 0254 Fluffystealthkitten says: Stigma arises within a social interaction when an individual’s actual social identity (the attributes she/he can be proved to possess) does not meet society’s normative expectations of the attributes an individual ought to … Read More
Post No.: 0253 Furrywisepuppy says: This continues on from Post No.: 0234 and the topic of how the rich get richer. I apologise again that it’s going to be more of an info dump than a neat post, … Read More
Post No.: 0252 Fluffystealthkitten says: Domestic abuse is frequently a hidden crime. Many cases go unreported. So let’s learn about some of the key warning signs to look out for… A small percentage of males can be … Read More
Post No.: 0251 Furrywisepuppy says: (Checks the weather for tomorrow…) (Gets a doggy biscuit and munches it slowly…) (Spots a magpie in the garden so checks it out…) …Some people say that they work better … Read More
Post No.: 0250 Furrywisepuppy says: Putting aside issues like intentional research fraud or unintentional mistakes from scientists and reporters here, it often seems like conclusions in the social sciences (e.g. psychology, economics, sociology, political science, linguistics) are more … Read More
Post No.: 0249 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Basking in reflected glory’ (or BIRGing) is when people associate themselves with the successes of others, such that a successful person’s (or team’s) achievements and high status becomes one’s own sense of achievement … Read More
Post No.: 0248 Furrywisepuppy says: We’ll continue straight from Post No.: 0241 and our discussion on transgender and gender reassignment issues. Fluffystealthkitten says: Sitting comfortably. I’m ready! Furrywisepuppy says: There’s an argument that it’s … Read More
Post No.: 0247 Furrywisepuppy says: Religion is affiliated with commitment and family values, and therefore religiosity arguably makes a long-term mate more attractive – for women (commitment and fidelity) as well as for men (reducing the risk of … Read More
Post No.: 0246 Fluffystealthkitten says: We can be said to have standing-based justice/rights (rights that we have for simply being human, for being sentient or for being able to feel pleasure or suffering) and action-matching justice/rights (rights that … Read More
Post No.: 0245 Furrywisepuppy says: Being benevolent and pro-social (e.g. sharing, helping, cooperating, donating and volunteering) has benefits for one’s own health and happiness. Giving our own resources to bring joy to or to relieve suffering from others … Read More
Post No.: 0244 Furrywisepuppy says: When investigating the impacts of products, we must look at their entire product lifecycles, from the cradle to the grave – from extracting the raw materials, the manufacturing, the transport used at all … Read More
Post No.: 0243 Furrywisepuppy says: Change is difficult because of our inherent ‘immunity’ to change – we find change threatening, even when we know it’d be for our own overall benefit. It’s as if we have an immune … Read More
Post No.: 0242 Furrywisepuppy says: The hormone ghrelin signals hunger when the stomach is empty. Peptide YY (PYY) conversely signals satiety in the stomach. Insulin is arguably the hormone that is most responsible for the body’s ability to … Read More
Post No.: 0241 Furrywisepuppy says: Like Post No.: 0138, let’s have another one of our discussions – this time on the subject of gender reassignment. Fluffystealthkitten says: Erm, okay. This is another extremely tricky subject though, … Read More
