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more about #madsocialscience twDarkflame: Actualy, most people lie about stuff because they already feel someone is owed to them, or they think they need to "counter" other lies, by telling on... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Well im fucked!! Im worth about 1.50. Anything under a Tenner and your thrown off a bridge right???......Right? more » mikecap: I'd really rather see this applied in legal cases and criminal courts. Is the person lying when they say not guilty? That's what I want to know. more » dry-roasted-peanuts: We are still killing the crusty jugglers for the greater good, right? more » Cory Gross: I must be misunderstanding this because I'm reading it like "if universal healthcare is of more value to you, then you pay more for it, whereas if it... more » GSDaywalker: Oh. My. Deity of Choice. The economists have finally realized that all people rationalize (as opposed to being rational) and will always look for the... more » Franklin Harris: "So, for example, a swimmer might benefit a great deal from a public pool. But she wants to pay as little as possible for it, so she lies about how mu... more » tetracycloide: it doesn't have to lead to a terrifying, dystopia welfare state. i could just as easily lead to a more perfect government decision making process. t... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: This assumes that people can accurately know the value of something ahead of time. Most of the time, people make these choices based on assumptions a... more » twophrasebark: I just did an experiment, too. I asked a group of economics experts questions about the market and the global economy. Each time the fMRI scan showed... more » comics0026: Yes, that's what we need, people telling the government to read our minds. Just a matter of time untill someone seriously suggests Thought Police. more » Torley: This has got to be a parody - how Byzantine, it screams Starship Troopers over-the-top too. The amount of Dilbertian sludge here makes me weep. And no... more » Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.: It may be an overly complicated flow chart, but I bet the USAF could put together a damn entertaining board game if they put their minds to it... more » night.laila: I'm more concerned about the fact that the response to Trolls and Ragers is "notify HQ." Do they have a list of dissenting rants, rages, jokes, and sa... more » ManchuCandidate: From what I understand, launching Nukes is less complicated than responding to blog posts. more » Grey_Area: But seriously, sure they've gotten rid of the Goa'uld threat but don't they have over things to worry about? Hello, priorities?! more » Grey_Area: Wacky Real stuff. Good thing there isn't an "Airstrike" option, folks like our beloved Pope John Peeps II would be in big trouble. more » -
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Economists Suggest Mind-Reading As a Way to Determine Public Good
A bizarre experiment carried out at CalTech has led economists to an even more bizarre assertion. Governments allocating spending for public goods like education should use "neurotechnology" - mind-reading via fMRI brain scans - to determine who should be taxed. More » -
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Chart Reveals Future of the Air Force Lies in the Blogosphere
As part of a new campaign to interact with bloggers, the Air Force has issued this complicated flow-chart to teach officers how to comment on blog posts. More » -
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Why All Female Superheroes Look the Same
This chart compares the body mass index (BMI) of superheroes in Marvel comics with those of typical American women and men. Researchers Karen Healey and Terry Johnson used physical stats from Marvel's Web site to show that the vast majority of female superheroes are underweight, though the males are mostly normal. Just to remind you, in the BMI scale, below 18.5 is underweight, 18.5-24.9 is normal, and over 25 is overweight. Healey's analysis of what this means is hilarious and thought-provoking. More »
