nope, British, but otherwise: "a large group of young adults." per Mind Hacks: "two prominent UK politicians one staunchly liberal and the other a confirmed conservative"
You are conflating. Apparently the the Current Biology study got the first germ of the idea from Firth and that is why he got a credit, but they are still two different studies, one with a larger sample and better methodology than the other. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > it's a different study, assuming it actually happened, isn't it? I wasn't > sure what I thought of Sam's source, but if the Smithsonian says it > happened I guess it did. However, per Mind Hacks, the Colin Firth one is > two British politicians, and the study Larry is citing involved a group of > American students. I think. ::scrolls up:: > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > >> >> >> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/colin-firth-actor-writer-aca >> demy-award-winner-scientist/<http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/colin-firth-actor-writer-academy-award-winner-scientist/> >> >> Wow...I stand corrected...but he actually only gave the scientists the >> idea. >> The Coauthor thing was crediting him for the idea. He didn't actually do >> the study. So to say it is his study is stretching the truth quite a >> bit... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:45 AM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: Fox News? Really can this be called a News channel? >> >> >> No really, it's the Actor that co-wrote this research for a radio show. >> >> >> http://mindhacks.com/2011/04/10/the-oscar-for-best-neuroscience-research-goe >> s-to/<http://mindhacks.com/2011/04/10/the-oscar-for-best-neuroscience-research-goes-to/> >> >> If you want to discredit all of my sites because it doesn't fit you view >> at >> least recognize a publicity stunt disguised as hate speech when you see >> it. >> >> Ask yourself why the left always attacks the intelligence of people that >> disagree? It's not very smart. The Right could easily do the same yet they >> don't, more mature I guess. Well, Michael Savage did write a book >> "Liberlism >> is a Mental Disorder" but he has his own issues. >> >> . >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Yanno, at the risk of fueling your misconceptions, Sam, I have to go >> > with Larry here. You don't seriously think that, do you? You always go >> > for cheapo debate points, and that makes it very hard to actually talk >> to >> you. >> > >> > He backed up his statement, and since you didn't want to back down you >> > used the old distract-them-with-stupid method. Everyone here has a >> > decent brain, and has tried the baffle-them-with-bullshit route >> > themselves at least once in their lives, so we know it when we see it, >> > even though some of us have given you the benefit of the doubt more than >> once. >> > >> > It gets old. This thread is old. So, more in sorrow than in anger: >> > >> > <delete> >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346915 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
