Comment Re:Next test should be (Score 2) 63
To see if people will be more devious and evil if the joker is present
They tried to do Jesus, but passengers kept calling security about a hippy boarding the plane.
Submission + - Be nice - Batman is watching! (sciencealert.com)
Black Parrot writes: From ScienceAlert:
A new study has found that people are more likely to act kind towards others when Batman is present â" and not for the reasons you might assume.
[...]
Psychologists from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy conducted experiments on the Milan metro to see who, if anyone, might offer their seat to a pregnant passenger.
The kicker? Sometimes Batman was there â" or at least, another experimenter dressed as him. The researchers were checking if people were more likely to give up their seat in the presence of the caped crusader.
And sure enough, there did seem to be a correlation. In 138 different experiments, somebody offered their seat to an experimenter wearing a hidden prosthetic belly 67.21 percent of the time in the presence of Batman.
That's a lot more often than times the superhero wasn't around â" in those cases, a passenger offered a seat just 37.66 percent of the time.
[...]
"Interestingly, among those who left their spot in the experimental condition, nobody directly associated their gesture with the presence of Batman, and 14 (43.75 percent) reported that they did not see Batman at all."
The article goes on to speculate about what is causing people to be more generous.
Comment Re:A corrupt and controversial politician. (Score 1) 128
and peppered the public with constant lies.
That skill proved useful in his later career.
Comment Re:pathetic (Score 1) 265
That's my opinion too.
Unfortunately, after a certain amount of actual progress we are now regressing again.
Comment Re:pathetic (Score 0) 265
Yeah, we have a long history of not practicing what we preach.
Comment pathetic (Score 1) 265
Remember when the USA took pride in being a melting pot?
Comment Re:At this point... (Score 5, Funny) 42
First they came for Boeing, and I didn't say anything because I wasn't all fucked up.
Comment Heh. (Score 1) 8
Got to be pretty unconventional to count as unconventional in QM.
Comment Just a reminder... (Score 1) 102
Being a hippie never goes out of style.
Comment Re:127.0.0.1 (Score 1) 90
The actual comedy gold, is trying to watch everyone else pretend they can do what he does.
Not everyone has enough money to do groundbreaking things like put a car in orbit.
Comment Re:The spice must flow (Score 1) 48
I saw it when it came out, and thought it sucked donkey doodles.
Comment What's the problem? (Score 2) 20
Don't they know fake news is what everyone wants these days?
Comment Re:Company selling (Score 1) 168
I've been asked to create reports that add pounds + gallons, and it's almost impossible to get them to understand why that's nonsense.
Pshaw, that's super easy! 3 pounds plus 6 gallons equals 9.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh. For example, if their boss is an MBA who gives out raises on the basis of how many pounds+gallons they produce or sell, they would be quite rational to request a report that shows how many pounds+gallons they have produced or sold.
Comment Re:Company selling (Score 2) 168
People won't deploy apps that don't work
For some suitable definition of "work".
Comment Re:Company selling (Score 5, Insightful) 168
In my experience, business "analysts" don't know what the hell they want, let alone how to specify it.
I've been asked to create reports that add pounds + gallons, and it's almost impossible to get them to understand why that's nonsense.
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