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Heavily unrelated social science trivia

Some unrelated trivia, for fans of social science:
1. Tomorrow is the last day (officially speaking) of the war in Northern Ireland. Operation Banner is the British Army’s longest running operation at 38 years. (One of my uncle’s served as a CO in N.I.).
2. Scientific concept of the day: you have to first create a hypothesis, [...]

Posted 30 July 2007 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

The value of sync

I came across this quote by chance, but helps me convey the harnessing of the value of being in ’sync’:
“It’s like pushing someone on a swing,” Cheng said. “If you push in synch with the upswing, the swing will go higher. That’s the same as being in phase.”
       

Posted 20 April 2007 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Escape Goat

Loved today’s urban word of the day ‘Escape goat’ as it may go some way to explain why people flirt etc (beyond the fact that they’re ‘bored’)..

Posted 19 April 2007 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Boy Soldiers

Saw the Daily Show interview with the guy who wrote his experience as a boy soldier in Sierra Leone last night. Very interesting how he said the toughest part was not becomign a boy soldier in a chaotic environment as that offered order, but learning how to become human again after the war. Reminded me [...]

Posted 23 February 2007 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Trust your instincts?

Trusting your instincts is only useful in some situations..

Posted 09 January 2007 † Stuart § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Sixth sense

You know it’s said that women have a sixth sense, which men do not, and I agree..

Posted 15 November 2006 † Stuart § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

J-curve of self-empowerment

Interesting article in the Health Service Journal analysing the change in the NHS in terms of the so-called j-curve. That the NHS is having to pass through the instability phase to get to a fitter state to meet future needs. Kind of similar to what happens with self-empowerment, a neat sounding phrase which disguises the [...]

Posted 20 October 2006 † Stuart § Complexity § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Jealous, me?

I read the new London newspaper last night, and enjoyed the story about straight girls dating gay girls for the first time. Particularly the advice to straight girls to cut out the preening, pouting and coy girly voice stuff. It just don’t impress. This makes me jealous. Why? Because for a variety of reasons I’ve [...]

Posted 22 September 2006 † Stuart § Brain teasers § Comedy § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Rules of thumb

A few rules of thumb which may work for you? 1. If you want someone to move out of your way quickly and smoothly, first move out of their way - thay way they thank you for doing what you want them to do. 2. By the natural laws of distribution/variation/probability there’s always someone who’s [...]

Posted 18 September 2006 † Stuart § Brain teasers § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Micro expressions et al

Recalled social psychologist Mark Frank’s research on ‘micro-movements’ after last night down the pub, strange to say. In v. brief, micro-movements are the involuntary movements in the face in response to thoughts and emotions. There was a good example of my ability in this respect when talking to a guy who was with another company, [...]

Posted 18 September 2006 † Stuart § Complexity § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °