Comments on: Bad brain science: Boobs caused subprime crisis

By: Blogroll Review- Part 6 « The Situationist

Blogroll Review- Part 6 « The Situationist — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:03:43 +0000

[...] the accuracy of findings in popular science. One article criticizes the idea of memes, while another exposes faulty reporting regarding a finding connecting having sex and willingness to take [...]

By: Mindblogs: Part 7 « Law & Mind Sciences

Mindblogs: Part 7 « Law & Mind Sciences — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:51:21 +0000

By: T.Sherwood

T.Sherwood — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:41:08 +0000

It requires a substantial leap of logic to assume that positive stimulus that elicits heightened pleasure response via the NAcc or any other neurological path followed by an associative activity equals a causative or corollary response. The “experiment” has no control. Show me boobs and re-runs of Gilligan’s Island or gartered legs and “Extreme Sports Vol.II” It’s entirely feasible that my opinion of self powered flight and skydiving may have improved. Bad science.

By: Brain science says boobs caused subprime crisis… « Social Mode

Brain science says boobs caused subprime crisis… « Social Mode — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:38:05 +0000

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By: Months of the Year: Neuroanthropology 2008 « Neuroanthropology

Months of the Year: Neuroanthropology 2008 « Neuroanthropology — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:15:53 +0000

[...] more to do with gender norms, cultural risk taking, and the socioeconomic contexts of markets Bad brain science: Boobs caused subprime crisis. The explanation is staring you in the face, isn’t [...]

By: Girls gone guilty: Evolutionary psych on sex #2 « Neuroanthropology

Girls gone guilty: Evolutionary psych on sex #2 « Neuroanthropology — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:37:02 +0000

[...] ‘explanations’ onto normal (often stereotyping) psychology research (for example, Bad brain science: Boobs caused subprime crisis and Craving money, chocolate and… justice). It’s hard to know sometimes whether to just [...]

By: one line of code and we’re in the 21st century « Facts and factor analysis

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:38:46 +0000

[...] I think my own brain’s reward center is so much lightening up right now, I can turn off the lights; and don’t even mention boobies. [...]

By: Craving money, chocolate and… justice « Neuroanthropology

Craving money, chocolate and… justice « Neuroanthropology — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:58:25 +0000

[...] about a piece of really pathetic science reporting about some brain-related research in the post, Bad brain science: Boobs caused subprime crisis. And now, as if sent from heaven (or the Benevolent Goddess That Pokes Holes in Bad Evolutionary [...]

By: Testosterone and cortisol explain market behaviour? « Neuroanthropology

Testosterone and cortisol explain market behaviour? « Neuroanthropology — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:42:30 +0000

[...] deals with the article in greater depth. Unlike in my last piece on ‘neuroeconomics’, Bad brain science: Boobs caused subprime crisis, in which I thought the science writer involved was really responsible, in this case, it looks like [...]

By: Encephalon, Forthy-Third Edition | GNIF Brain Blogger

Encephalon, Forthy-Third Edition | GNIF Brain Blogger — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:34:09 +0000

[...] have sex on his mind too, for he also wrote a piece on the latter issue. However, he takes a “crap-tastic” viewpoint. My favorite sentence of agreement is … much of the worst [...]