Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology: Your Parents Income During Pregnancy Made You Gay

Evolutionary psychology, the discipline that claimed we're being manipulated by flowers and evolved to like the appearance of black men, also made the bold assertion that the income of your parents during pregnancy made you...gay? ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 30 2024 - 4:15pm

Social Psychology Of Meat- Men Who Prefer Grilled Burgers Are More Attractive

Social and evolutionary psychology studies get a large share of media attention despite being primarily based on surveys of psychology undergraduate students. It was only a matter of time before others mimicked that process to add their own claims of scien ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 6 2024 - 1:03am

Is Sharing A Bed With A Partner Better Or Worse? Yes

Once upon a time, young Baby Boomers ridiculed television programs that showed married couples in separate beds. They used terms like 'prudish' and 'Victorian' and 'repressed.' Actually, those shows were representative of cult ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 1 2024 - 5:30am

Is It Safe To Buy Food At A Farmers Market?

There is populist rhetoric about Buy Local but what few in the public realize is that the definition is subjective. Restaurants in Manhattan often claim they buy local, but in the fine print it reads 'when available', and they don't tell you ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 5 2024 - 1:19pm

More State Run Liquor Stores May Prevent Suicides

Suicide is the runaway leader in gun deaths in the United States and a new demography paper says more government control of the alcohol business might provide a solution for that, and homicides also. This was a statistical analysis, so only EXPLORATORY, bu ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jun 26 2024 - 4:00am

Astrologers Deduce Personalities As Poorly As Anyone Else

Astrology is one of those things that makes no sense to literate people. The position of stars a billion light-years away determined your personality, but if you are in the eastern world that personality could be completely different than if you were born ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 17 2024 - 9:51am

Weekend Science: The Wine Glass Affects How Much You Get Poured

Unless you are in a bar and have a bartender with a pour spout (in other words, a terrible bar), pouring a glass of wine is not an exact measurement. And at a private party or in someone's house, a 'glass of wine' can be more like three- if ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 27 2024 - 7:55am

Independent Voters Decide Elections, But Undecided Voters Least Likely To Vote

Get-out-the-vote campaigns matter, which is why U.S. political parties encourage those in their tribe to vote by mail long before any controversies can change their mind. Voting is so predictable that about six percent of voters actually decide the electio ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Oct 1 2024 - 5:21pm