Tag: Unintended Consequences

June 17, 2015

More proof that cats are out to destroy us.

Exposure to cats in childhood increases the chance of suffering from serious mental health problems like schizophrenia...The parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is thought to be the cause, is carried in the intestines of cats. This Childhood Pet Increases Risk of Serious Mental Illness By Jeremy Dean at PsyBlog Read more: Is childhood cat ownership a …

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June 10, 2015

“Stop bragging. It annoys people.” –Science

You Call It “Self-Exuberance”; I Call It “Bragging” [P]eople overestimate the extent to which recipients of their self-promotion will feel proud of and happy for them, and underestimate the extent to which recipients will feel annoyed...Because people tend to promote themselves excessively when trying to make a favorable impression on others, such efforts often backfire, …

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May 22, 2015

How Lobster Got Fancy – one of the most remarkable rebrandings in product history

“Lobster shells about a house are looked upon as signs of poverty and degradation,” wrote John J. Rowan in 1876. Lobster was an unfamiliar, vaguely disgusting bottom feeding ocean dweller that sort of did (and does) resemble an insect, its distant relative. The very word comes from the Old English loppe, which means spider. People …

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April 22, 2015

I’m over on Higher Education’s Premier Online Publication ™ today, blogging about online education.

Disclaimer: I realize that in a sparsely-populated area, online education can be the only option a student has. I also realize that some of my fellow Miserians teach online, and are putting a great deal of effort into making the online experience as valuable as possible for their students. Any ire and snark are properly directed …

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April 20, 2015

Confirming (again) that online classes are not a magical solution: Study finds student success lags online

Study finds student success lags online in California community college students | InsideHigherEd. Frankie Bow’s first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes. BE THE FIRST TO LEARN ABOUT PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, AND NEW RELEASES:

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April 17, 2015

COLLEGE MISERY: Today’s Administrative Vocabulary Word: Ethical Fading

"A senior administrator," Mr. Harris says, "does not wake up in the morning and say, Today I am going to do something that lands me on the front page of the Chicago Tribune for the wrong reasons." Instead, he says, what comes into play is a phenomenon known as "ethical fading," in which the culture …

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April 14, 2015

The Common Painkiller That Also Kills Pleasure – SPOILER ALERT IT’S TYLENOL

The Common Painkiller That Also Kills Pleasure - PsyBlog. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:

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April 13, 2015

Graduates think they’re well prepared for the job market. Employers aren’t so sure.

Study finds big gaps between student and employer perceptions | InsideHigherEd.com. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:

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April 9, 2015

COLLEGE MISERY: What’s next, fake jury summonses? A Really Pro-Active Recruiting Initiative from UF

I'm posting on College Misery today. COLLEGE MISERY: What's next, fake jury summonses? A Really Pro-Active Recruiting Initiative from UF. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:

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March 28, 2015

People prefer a healthy-looking leader to an intelligent-looking one.

"Health was an influential cue across all scenarios, while intelligence only had an effect in half of the presented scenarios. " Well, at least intelligence wasn't a negative predictor (The study was done in the Netherlands; I wonder how the same experiment might turn out in the US). And yes, apparently there is a way to manipulate "intelligent-looking." …

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