Does shapewear make us less prone to taking risks? Weirdly, maybe yes. Feedback is a little nonplussed by an experiment that involved wearing (or not wearing) compressing shapewear, and then playing cards
O que aconteceu
Josie Ford Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Reshape your mind One of society’s more intractable problems is unnecessary risk-taking behaviour.
People do all kinds of silly things, like gambling on horses/prediction markets (delete according to age), or yelling “I love Coldplay” in a crowded biker bar.
Surely it would be better if people just didn’t do these dangerous things.
Por que importa
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Consequência prática
The problem is how to achieve this.
Perhaps some sort of public-awareness campaign, perhaps taxes on risky activities and purchases to deter people through price, perhaps a sign on the biker bar door saying “do not pick a fight”.
Advertisement if( window?.adverts?.addToArray ) { window.adverts.addToArray( { "pos": "mid-article-slot" } ); } Or perhaps we could all just put on some shapewear.
This is the startling conclusion of a little study in Biological Psychiatry, highlighted to us by news editor Alexandra Thompson while, presumably, giggling like a hyena.
Josie Ford Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Reshape your mind One of society’s more intractable problems is unnecessary risk-taking behaviour. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
People do all kinds of silly things, like gambling on horses/prediction markets (delete according to age), or yelling “I love Coldplay” in a crowded biker bar. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
Surely it would be better if people just didn’t do these dangerous things. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
The problem is how to achieve this. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
Perhaps some sort of public-awareness campaign, perhaps taxes on risky activities and purchases to deter people through price, perhaps a sign on the biker bar door saying “do not pick a fight”. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
Advertisement if( window?.adverts?.addToArray ) { window.adverts.addToArray( { "pos": "mid-article-slot" } ); } Or perhaps we could all just put on some shapewear. o movimento reforça a leitura de que decisões em Ciência precisam ser acompanhadas com atenção aos dados e ao desfecho concreto.
