Blaming individuals for obesity may be altogether wrong, as this article states. It points out a lot of research reveals that obesity is not just a failure of individual will-power and responsibility. Blaming individual people for their own (or their children’s) obesity is counterproductive (though it certainly is profitable). Most of this research “…makes it clear that obesity isn’t a simple school physics experiment.” Much more research is needed.
Category: The Human Measure
Study: Rational arguments and ridicule can both reduce belief in conspiracy theories
Well, this article changes things.
But wait! What if this is also a conspiracy theory?! 🙂
No, I haven’t vetted this article and, no, I didn’t “do the research”. The authors did note that the “present study is not without limitations” so do take it with a grain of salt.
Glossary: BIPOC
BIPOC – Black and Indigenous People Of Color
Read this article for a more in-depth explanation. It is a good reminder that searching for (or, worse, demanding) the “right” terminology can erase the struggle involved with developing modes of communicating about groups of people and oppress the people doing the work.
The Surprising Origins and Meaning of the Phrase “You Guys” | Time
This is an interesting article on how “you guys” became the second-person plural pronoun in English to replace “you” which had transformed into the second-person singular pronoun.
Being Nonbinary Has Nothing To Do With Looking Nonbinary
“You’re not going to believe what I’m about to tell you” | The Oatmeal
The Oatmeal has a wonderful explanation of the backfire effect about our ever-so-human challenge of changing our own or each others’ minds. I know a few of my hard-to-challenge core beliefs but I’m sure I have more that I haven’t identified yet.
CW: If you want to see the… adult-language version where some of the illustrations use strong language. It is still worth reading and pondering.
A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection | TED
I’d heard about some of this before.
http://ideas.ted.com/a-scientist-explores-the-mysteries-of-the-gut-brain-connection/
What’s the Difference Between Non-Binary, Genderqueer, and Gender-Nonconforming? | VICE
This is a good introductory article with several interpretations of these terms.
“These are all terms that have come out of personal experience,” said Lou Himes, a non-binary Psy-D and Liscenced Clinical psychologist based in New York City. That means there are no concrete definitions to go by. Plus, these terms are relatively new to academia, medicine, and mainstream discourse. The beauty of that: Each person can interpret their differences for themselves and identify with the one that resonates most with them.
This means that the will be multiple interpretations and varying definitions and we can expect that they will evolve – both culturally and personally.
Idiosyncracy Credit
How far from a group norm can you be and still be acceptable to the group? Idiosyncracy Credit attempts to explain it. Hmmm…
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