If there was confirmation bias, it makes the results — which were opposite to the direction in which confirmation bias would push them — more impressive.
“what a pathetic excuse for a scientist”: well, I’m impressed that an undergraduate did such interesting research. I don’t care if he had preexisting ideas about what the results would be. That’s the usual state of affairs.
Should you be searching out or talking about pasture butter, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids? Or cultured butter, which is normal in Europe but unusual in the US, which is filled with living cultures? Culture butter is easy to make — take cream, add a dollop of yogurt and leave on the counter for a day or two or three, then churn. Then you get real buttermilk, too, a lovely thing.
thanks for the suggestion about pasture butter, which is a good one. I am currently in Beijing where it is hard to get any butter. when I get back to the US I will try different kinds of butter.
Might there be an obvious error in the meat study? It is supposed to find an innate effect of meat on mood, but meat – especially cooked meat as in the study – has acquired, positive associations.
It’s interesting how disappointed the researcher was that the meat images didn’t make people aggressive.
So he’s off to craft another study where he can try to cure the defect.
What a pathetic excuse for a ‘scientist.’ Confirmation bias, anyone?
If there was confirmation bias, it makes the results — which were opposite to the direction in which confirmation bias would push them — more impressive.
“what a pathetic excuse for a scientist”: well, I’m impressed that an undergraduate did such interesting research. I don’t care if he had preexisting ideas about what the results would be. That’s the usual state of affairs.
Seeing boobies also calms men down. Can I get a grant?
Should you be searching out or talking about pasture butter, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids? Or cultured butter, which is normal in Europe but unusual in the US, which is filled with living cultures? Culture butter is easy to make — take cream, add a dollop of yogurt and leave on the counter for a day or two or three, then churn. Then you get real buttermilk, too, a lovely thing.
thanks for the suggestion about pasture butter, which is a good one. I am currently in Beijing where it is hard to get any butter. when I get back to the US I will try different kinds of butter.
Might there be an obvious error in the meat study? It is supposed to find an innate effect of meat on mood, but meat – especially cooked meat as in the study – has acquired, positive associations.