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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: steve dave on September 16, 2013, 02:44:06 PM
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http://healthland.time.com/2013/09/13/smarter-kids-are-smart-enough-to-avoid-alcohol-and-drugs-right/?hpt=hp_bn18
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two of these people are posters here :surprised:
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:cheers:
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Bunch of losery (probably dumb and uneducated too) squares taking issue with the scientifically proven, peer-reviewed findings in the article's comment section.
:cheers:
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Bunch of losery (probably dumb and uneducated too) squares taking issue with the scientifically proven, peer-reviewed findings in the article's comment section.
:cheers:
i agree with your findings, nicname :cheers:
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:gocho: confirmed
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Bunch of losery (probably dumb and uneducated too) squares taking issue with the scientifically proven, peer-reviewed findings in the article's comment section.
:cheers:
i agree with your findings, nicname :cheers:
Me too! :bartender:
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
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Less intelligent individuals have greater difficulty comprehending and dealing with evolutionarily novel entities and situations that did not exist in the ancestral environment than more intelligent individuals. In contrast, general intelligence does not affect individuals' ability to comprehend and deal with evolutionarily familiar entities and situations that existed in the ancestral environment.
Intentional booze consumption is only a few thousand years old, it is evolutionarily novel. Intelligent people rock at evolutionarily novel stuff so they are studs at drinking booze.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
We have a place on the counter (granite) where my wife and I put the empty cans and bottles before they go to the recycling thing in the garage. Well the Mrs said she hates how we have to recycle all this stuff and maybe we shouldn't drink as much. So today I spent a good deal of the day searching for a kegerator.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
We have a place on the counter (granite) where my wife and I put the empty cans and bottles before they go to the recycling thing in the garage. Well the Mrs said she hates how we have to recycle all this stuff and maybe we shouldn't drink as much. So today I spent a good deal of the day searching for a kegerator.
are you me :eek:
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Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
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Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
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Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
hard to memorize this but im damned sure gonna try. THANKS AJ!!
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http://gizmodo.com/a-mans-gut-brews-its-own-beer-and-gets-him-drunk-when-1346044329
REVEAL YOURSELF STUD goEMAW'ER
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:popcorn:
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
If you think you are drinking too much, then you should probably back off a little. Being smart makes you want to drink. Drinking doesn't make you smart.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
If you think you are drinking too much, then you should probably back off a little. Being smart makes you want to drink. Drinking doesn't make you smart.
I don't think there's any research backing this up
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
If you think you are drinking too much, then you should probably back off a little. Being smart makes you want to drink. Drinking doesn't make you smart.
I don't think there's any research backing this up
Somebody should fund a study.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
If you think you are drinking too much, then you should probably back off a little. Being smart makes you want to drink. Drinking doesn't make you smart.
I don't think there's any research backing this up
Somebody should fund a study.
they did. they discovered it does make you smarter. now gtfoomt idiot.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/alcohol-smarter_n_1420750.html
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http://gizmodo.com/a-mans-gut-brews-its-own-beer-and-gets-him-drunk-when-1346044329
REVEAL YOURSELF STUD goEMAW'ER
Blew 4X the legal limit after an Olive Garden Never-Ending Pasta Bowl lunch. :cheers:
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
If you think you are drinking too much, then you should probably back off a little. Being smart makes you want to drink. Drinking doesn't make you smart.
I don't think there's any research backing this up
Yeah. I'm a man of empirical science and of cold, hard, strong booze.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
:D
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
:D
do that to my friend again, i dare you.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
:D
do that to my friend again, i dare you.
Easy bubbs, you've probably had one too many for today, take it easy until this evening.
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
:D
do that to my friend again, i dare you.
I'm just trying to fit in around here ok
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cold strong hard booze would be a great bbs name for you dlew12 if you ever join a new bbs
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funny. i was just thinking last night that maybe i should pump the breaks on my boozing (which is hovering near all time highs) but not anymore.
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do that to my friend again, i dare you.
I'm just trying to fit in around here ok
you can't pick on one of the du crowd without dealing with all of them. except BTK, they don't care about him and i don't get it. i think BTK is a pretty swell guy.
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"You see every drink of liquor you take kills a thousand brain cells. Now that doesn't much matter 'cos we got billions more. And first the sadness cells die so you smile real big. And then the quiet cells go so you just say everything real loud for no reason at all. That's okay because the stupid cells go next, so everything you say is real smart. And finally, come the memory cells. These are tough sons of bitches to kill."
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
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If only there was a doctor on this prestigious family blog that could provide a critique of this research based on his R01 institutional research skills and clinical experience with substances/substance abuse?
eff it...I liked booze and boobs at a young age and I turned out fine. Drink away young lads and know how smart it makes you (and stuff).
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
I think I read about it in Discover Magazine. It's pretty fascinating.
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LOOK HOW SMART ALL THESE DRUNKS ARE! ^
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drinking an ethos IPA right now. feeling smart as crap.
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Pretty awesome Psych Today blurb here.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201003/the-hypothesis
Also...enjoy a nice read about the Scheherazade Effect (or an evolutionary explanation for language being used as a sexual selection process).
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/341
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drinking an ethos IPA right now. feeling smart as crap.
Damn right you are smart SD. Ethos is greek for character or the (holistic sum of who you are/were). Drink that bitch knowing you are a smart mother trucker. Pinkies up.
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let's rank the alcohols, in terms of IQ
(someone else do it)
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let's rank the alcohols, in terms of IQ
(someone else do it)
I'm going to get real smart tonight on a 15 year old Macallan. I'd give it an IQ of about 128 on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale.
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
I think I read about it in Discover Magazine. It's pretty fascinating.
The guy that came up with it also asserted that black women are objectively less attractive than women of other races, and that populations in sub-Saharan Africa are less healthy because they are unintelligent and not because they are poor.
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let's rank the alcohols, in terms of IQ
(someone else do it)
1. gin
2. beer
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good call with the gin.
gotta be more specific with the beer, though.
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1. Gin
2. Bourbon
3. Beer
4. Vodka
5. Wine
6. Scotch
7. Tequila
8. Rum
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
I think I read about it in Discover Magazine. It's pretty fascinating.
The guy that came up with it also asserted that black women are objectively less attractive than women of other races, and that populations in sub-Saharan Africa are less healthy because they are unintelligent and not because they are poor.
:surprised: They left that part out of the magazine.
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
I think I read about it in Discover Magazine. It's pretty fascinating.
The guy that came up with it also asserted that black women are objectively less attractive than women of other races, and that populations in sub-Saharan Africa are less healthy because they are unintelligent and not because they are poor.
:surprised: They left that part out of the magazine.
Yeah he got crap canned over those.
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my evolutionary psychology argument is competing with cable sitcoms and will smith movies.
No, the the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis you plaigiarized as your own is competing with cable sitcoms and Will Smith movies
I thought you would have caught the correlation between the Legend of Bagger Vance reference since that movie took place in Savannah and the excerpt you borrowed from the the Savanna-IQ IH. Guess not.
haha. totally over my head with that one. have you read the book the hypothesis is from?
I think I read about it in Discover Magazine. It's pretty fascinating.
The guy that came up with it also asserted that black women are objectively less attractive than women of other races, and that populations in sub-Saharan Africa are less healthy because they are unintelligent and not because they are poor.
:surprised: They left that part out of the magazine.
Yeah he got crap canned over those.
I just googled him. Wow it looks like he just went bat crap crazy all of a sudden. Found his @ but doesn't look like he tweets much. @SatoshiKanazawa.
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i don't think he went crazy all of a sudden. he is racist and it comes out in his work.
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but the science behind why intelligent people are the best drinkers is rock solid.
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but the science behind why intelligent people are the best drinkers is :opcat: solid.
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but the science behind why intelligent people are the best drinkers is :opcat: solid.
god damnit bread.
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is it that the best thinkers are drunks? or does drinking make them smarter?
hmm..better get loaded on booze tonight and figure out this conundrum.
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there's lots of answers and lots of bottoms of bottles IYAM
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is it that the best thinkers are drunks? or does drinking make them smarter?
hmm..better get loaded on booze tonight and figure out this conundrum.
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That's an excellent question Dlew. I'm hoping to get real smart over the course of the next few hours. Go Chiefs and Cats.
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I'm boozing!
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I'm boozing!
:emawkid: Do you feel any smarter?
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I'm boozing!
:emawkid: Do you feel any smarter?
Maybe, but I'm kinda dumb by gE standards.
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I'm boozing!
:emawkid: Do you feel any smarter?
Maybe, but I'm kinda dumb by gE standards.
Yeah, I know.
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was not fired (from his day job), and good for the london school of economics for not doing so.
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I'm boozing!
:emawkid: Do you feel any smarter?
Maybe, but I'm kinda dumb by gE standards.
Yeah, I know.
:curse: to think, I had turned the corner on you being a bad poster :chainsaw:
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but the science behind why intelligent people are the best drinkers is :opcat: solid.
"Yes, I Am Drunk, But Tomorrow I Will Be Sober, And You Will Still Be a Fool."
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I'm boozing!
:emawkid: Do you feel any smarter?
Maybe, but I'm kinda dumb by gE standards.
Yeah, I know.
:curse: to think, I had turned the corner on you being a bad poster :chainsaw:
That one was too easy, I had to take it. I was just joking. :cheers:
And yes, I was a bad poster, thanks for reminding me. :shakesfist:
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Started with a Johnny walker red and ended up with who knows what. Boy was I smarter than every one of those motherfuckers at the bar.
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Started with a Johnny walker red and ended up with who knows what. Boy was I smarter than every one of those motherfuckers at the bar.
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Last time I drank J dub, I ended up sleeping through a party in a male friends bed. Woke up to his face 8 inches from mine.
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:sdeek:
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was not fired (from his day job), and good for the london school of economics for not doing so.
Yeah, Psychology Today dropped him, LSE just barred him from publishing anything in non-peer reviewed outlets for a year. Would have been interesting to see what they would have done had he not agreed to that prohibition and been oh so very contrite.
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I haven't read or heard about these papers/pieces/whatever but was the science bad? did he just racist out all over them or did he have data that a scientist would normally have and stuff?
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Gonna get super smart tonight and tomorrow, guys.
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I haven't read or heard about these papers/pieces/whatever but was the science bad? did he just racist out all over them or did he have data that a scientist would normally have and stuff?
from some of the critics, it does sound like there were significant problems with his inferences, if not his data. but as far as i can see, the blog post was pulled, so we aren't being trusted to evaluate his research for ourselves. if someone knows where a copy of the original is, i'd be interested to see it.
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will be researching my ass off tomorrow in austin. i expect to release my findings within the next week.
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will be researching my ass off tomorrow in austin. i expect to release my findings within the next week.
gonna peer review the crap out of your study mister
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I haven't read or heard about these papers/pieces/whatever but was the science bad? did he just racist out all over them or did he have data that a scientist would normally have and stuff?
from some of the critics, it does sound like there were significant problems with his inferences, if not his data. but as far as i can see, the blog post was pulled, so we aren't being trusted to evaluate his research for ourselves. if someone knows where a copy of the original is, i'd be interested to see it.
Not the original, but:
In a letter to Judith Rees, director of the LSE, Dr Kanazawa says he "deeply regrets" the "unintended consequences" of the blog and accepts it was an "error" to publish it.
"In retrospect, I should have been more careful in selecting the title and the language that I used to express my ideas," he writes.
"In the aftermath of its publication, and from all the criticisms that I have received, I have learned that some of my arguments may have been flawed and not supported by the available evidence."
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/417449.article (http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/417449.article)
The LSE itself said:
It found that "some of the arguments used...were flawed and not supported by evidence, that an error was made in publishing the blog post" and that Dr Kanazawa had not given "due consideration to his approach or audience".
Also:
In addition to the 12-month ban, he will not teach any compulsory courses this academic year.
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All the available evidence here suggests the alcohol/super-rough ridin'-smart part of the science is dead on.
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All the available evidence here suggests the alcohol/super-rough ridin'-smart part of the science is dead on.
Also not racist.
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I haven't read or heard about these papers/pieces/whatever but was the science bad? did he just racist out all over them or did he have data that a scientist would normally have and stuff?
from some of the critics, it does sound like there were significant problems with his inferences, if not his data. but as far as i can see, the blog post was pulled, so we aren't being trusted to evaluate his research for ourselves. if someone knows where a copy of the original is, i'd be interested to see it.
Not the original, but:
In a letter to Judith Rees, director of the LSE, Dr Kanazawa says he "deeply regrets" the "unintended consequences" of the blog and accepts it was an "error" to publish it.
"In retrospect, I should have been more careful in selecting the title and the language that I used to express my ideas," he writes.
"In the aftermath of its publication, and from all the criticisms that I have received, I have learned that some of my arguments may have been flawed and not supported by the available evidence."
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/417449.article (http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/417449.article)
The LSE itself said:
It found that "some of the arguments used...were flawed and not supported by evidence, that an error was made in publishing the blog post" and that Dr Kanazawa had not given "due consideration to his approach or audience".
Also:
In addition to the 12-month ban, he will not teach any compulsory courses this academic year.
yeah, should be fired by the school as well.
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I mean, what kind of dr. scientist decides to err on the side of racist when making un-supported claims? we shouldn't have to teach budding Phd students that this is a bad idea but maybe we need to?
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Satoshi Kanazawa on what he calls WWIII (circa March 2008):
Here’s a little thought experiment. Imagine that, on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers came down, the President of the United States was not George W. Bush, but Ann Coulter. What would have happened then? On September 12, President Coulter would have ordered the US military forces to drop 35 nuclear bombs throughout the Middle East, killing all of our actual and potential enemy combatants, and their wives and children. On September 13, the war would have been over and won, without a single American life lost.
Yes, we need a woman in the White House, but not the one who’s running.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war)
He's full of great ideas.
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his name is very similar to a japanese foreign exchange student at my HS that was a complete stud so I'm tempted to just go with it.
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Satoshi Kanazawa on what he calls WWIII (circa March 2008):
Here’s a little thought experiment. Imagine that, on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers came down, the President of the United States was not George W. Bush, but Ann Coulter. What would have happened then? On September 12, President Coulter would have ordered the US military forces to drop 35 nuclear bombs throughout the Middle East, killing all of our actual and potential enemy combatants, and their wives and children. On September 13, the war would have been over and won, without a single American life lost.
Yes, we need a woman in the White House, but not the one who’s running.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war)
He's full of great ideas.
:horrorsurprise: Like I said earlier, something caused this guy to go bat crap crazy. Drugs?, mental health issues? Who knows. It's really a shame there are people who think like this.
Nice find btw.
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:sdeek:
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Satoshi Kanazawa on what he calls WWIII (circa March 2008):
Here’s a little thought experiment. Imagine that, on September 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers came down, the President of the United States was not George W. Bush, but Ann Coulter. What would have happened then? On September 12, President Coulter would have ordered the US military forces to drop 35 nuclear bombs throughout the Middle East, killing all of our actual and potential enemy combatants, and their wives and children. On September 13, the war would have been over and won, without a single American life lost.
Yes, we need a woman in the White House, but not the one who’s running.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200803/why-we-are-losing-war)
He's full of great ideas.
:horrorsurprise: Like I said earlier, something caused this guy to go bat crap crazy. Drugs?, mental health issues? Who knows. It's really a shame there are people who think like this.
Nice find btw.
Dementia.
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UPDATE: I got blasted last night. Was "on call" in my 9 am class today and absolutely nailed it.
Verdict: Case closed.
Also, i realized my shirt was on inside out on my walk to class and took it off and fixed it. :surprised:
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dlew, welcome to the super smart guys club
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yeah, should be fired by the school as well.
no, that's Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).
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I mean, what kind of dr. scientist decides to err on the side of racist when making un-supported claims? we shouldn't have to teach budding Phd students that this is a bad idea but maybe we need to?
a guy that's built his entire career around publishing papers making exaggerated claims for contrarian positions on issues of popular interest?
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yeah, should be fired by the school as well.
no, that's Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).
I don't see why keeping a shitty scientist on staff could be seen as a good idea when he's given them such an easy out.
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I mean, what kind of dr. scientist decides to err on the side of racist when making un-supported claims? we shouldn't have to teach budding Phd students that this is a bad idea but maybe we need to?
a guy that's built his entire career around publishing papers making exaggerated claims for contrarian positions on issues of popular interest?
yeah, shitty scientist. I mean, oscar has built his career around being what he is but I still think we should fire him.
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
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I don't see why keeping a shitty scientist on staff could be seen as a good idea when he's given them such an easy out.
i'm not prepared to say he's a shitty scientist. i'd have to evaluate a lot of his research in order to do that. but just by glancing at his cv, it's obvious he's attracted to controversial topics that have a lot of potential to crossover into the media outside of his professional field. and that he either consciously or unconsciously manages his career to get a lot of popular press publicity.
i think that may indicate a certain bias in selecting research topics, and possibly in interpreting his data, but in and of itself it doesn't mean he's a poor scientist.
everyone is wrong sometimes. if you're never wrong, your science is beyond boring, it's trivial. the idea that a researcher can't attempt to publish flawed research on a controversial topic without risk of being fired is tantamount to choosing ignorance over unpalatable truth. the idea that a researcher is risking his or her career to publish results that are not what the public would prefer to hear is among the most damaging messages that could possibly be sent to academia.
personally i think it's interesting that none of his critics (that i've seen) have proposed alternative explanations for his data. the allegations don't include that he falsified data, but that his analyses were flawed. the data are still relevant, and still interesting. people that don't like kanazawa's analyses could more profitably spend their time exploring other hypotheses, and less on sad little witch hunts.
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
something smart first boom roasted pass me a beer
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
something smart first boom roasted pass me a beer
Being a smart ass is technically being smart so normally I could let you in the study if it wasn't for what's in bold. :D
:nono: Not too smart Alexander. Might need to have a couple more then come back.
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I don't see why keeping a shitty scientist on staff could be seen as a good idea when he's given them such an easy out.
i'm not prepared to say he's a shitty scientist. i'd have to evaluate a lot of his research in order to do that. but just by glancing at his cv, it's obvious he's attracted to controversial topics that have a lot of potential to crossover into the media outside of his professional field. and that he either consciously or unconsciously manages his career to get a lot of popular press publicity.
i think that may indicate a certain bias in selecting research topics, and possibly in interpreting his data, but in and of itself it doesn't mean he's a poor scientist.
everyone is wrong sometimes. if you're never wrong, your science is beyond boring, it's trivial. the idea that a researcher can't attempt to publish flawed research on a controversial topic without risk of being fired is tantamount to choosing ignorance over unpalatable truth. the idea that a researcher is risking his or her career to publish results that are not what the public would prefer to hear is among the most damaging messages that could possibly be sent to academia.
personally i think it's interesting that none of his critics (that i've seen) have proposed alternative explanations for his data. the allegations don't include that he falsified data, but that his analyses were flawed. the data are still relevant, and still interesting. people that don't like kanazawa's analyses could more profitably spend their time exploring other hypotheses, and less on sad little witch hunts.
You obviously know more about science stuff than I do. You must drink shitloads.
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
something smart first boom roasted pass me a beer
Being a smart ass is technically being smart so normally I could let you in the study if it wasn't for what's in bold. :D
:nono: Not too smart Alexander. Might need to have a couple more then come back.
AST is smart enough!
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I don't see why keeping a shitty scientist on staff could be seen as a good idea when he's given them such an easy out.
i'm not prepared to say he's a shitty scientist. i'd have to evaluate a lot of his research in order to do that. but just by glancing at his cv, it's obvious he's attracted to controversial topics that have a lot of potential to crossover into the media outside of his professional field. and that he either consciously or unconsciously manages his career to get a lot of popular press publicity.
i think that may indicate a certain bias in selecting research topics, and possibly in interpreting his data, but in and of itself it doesn't mean he's a poor scientist.
everyone is wrong sometimes. if you're never wrong, your science is beyond boring, it's trivial. the idea that a researcher can't attempt to publish flawed research on a controversial topic without risk of being fired is tantamount to choosing ignorance over unpalatable truth. the idea that a researcher is risking his or her career to publish results that are not what the public would prefer to hear is among the most damaging messages that could possibly be sent to academia.
personally i think it's interesting that none of his critics (that i've seen) have proposed alternative explanations for his data. the allegations don't include that he falsified data, but that his analyses were flawed. the data are still relevant, and still interesting. people that don't like kanazawa's analyses could more profitably spend their time exploring other hypotheses, and less on sad little witch hunts.
It isn't a witch hunt if they correctly called him on improperly interpreting the data. As for him, he could have easily submitted his findings for peer review prior to publishing. He seems more interested in making a splash than being accurate. That doesn't make him a good scientist, it makes him a dumbass publicity whore.
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He seems more interested in making a splash than being accurate. That doesn't make him a good scientist, it makes him a dumbass publicity whore.
it's perfectly possible to be both.
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
something smart first boom roasted pass me a beer
Being a smart ass is technically being smart so normally I could let you in the study if it wasn't for what's in bold. :D
:nono: Not too smart Alexander. Might need to have a couple more then come back.
I think you mean "smart-ass." Ball's back in your court lopakman, pass me a beer.
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Didn't read the entire thread (too pak'd, perhaps) but what's the matter with being a boozehound?
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Didn't read the entire thread (too pak'd, perhaps) but what's the matter with being a boozehound?
Dunno, too busy party rocking to care. :dance:
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Didn't read the entire thread (too pak'd, perhaps) but what's the matter with being a boozehound?
Dunno, too busy party rocking to care. :dance:
That was my point! :cheers:
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i did not drink last weekend because i was really ill but i can guarendamntee you i am half lit today
add that to the emperical evidince
You have to say something smart first.
something smart first boom roasted pass me a beer
Being a smart ass is technically being smart so normally I could let you in the study if it wasn't for what's in bold. :D
:nono: Not too smart Alexander. Might need to have a couple more then come back.
I think you mean "smart-ass." Ball's back in your court lopakman, pass me a beer.
In my defense I was sober when I posted that. Currently, I might still be drunk from last night. Ask me a question.
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Someone send a case of scotch to the football coaches and let's hope this science pulls through.
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drank five 24-oz miller lites at the sporting game on sunday, then went to el patron and crushed like 4 margaritas. felt great.
:gocho:
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drank five 24-oz miller lites at the sporting game on sunday, then went to el patron and crushed like 4 margaritas. felt great.
:gocho:
I was there on Sunday too (lunch tho). :eek: