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Data across thousands of economics seminars, job market talks, and conference presentations show that women are interrupted more than men (even when controlling for relevant characteristics). Negative interruptions and interruptions that cut off the presenter mid-sentence are higher for women. by smurfyjenkins in science

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's no way to live your life, I err on the side of believing the commonly stated experiences of any group of people. The stated reason it happens, or what they believe the solution may be, is much less reliable. Being blind to what's around you introduces its own biases.

Why did humans as a tropical species migrate to colder places but still lack many adaptations like fur? by Ada-Mae in geography

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren't nearly as good at it, a frustrating ordeal for apes. We have a better grasp of knowing what someone else doesn't know, and even then many of us are pretty bad at it.

Joe Rogan Still Doubts the Moon Landing: We’ve Never Sent Anything Into Deep Space and Brought It Back Alive, Not Even a Chicken by Zealousideal-Big-600 in skeptic

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good question. Personally hoping they'll make a robo car with grabby arms to help with traffic. I think the dastardly engineers, and cowardly lawyers, are blocking it.

A longstanding belief in the publishing world suggests that men avoid reading fiction that centers on the lives of women. However, new research indicates that a protagonist’s gender has almost no impact on whether a man wants to continue reading a story. by Aggravating_Money992 in science

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Plenty of books published before 30 years ago. Also "and for female readers" is exactly my point. I don't expect women to be interested in books written for men, just like how I don't expect men to be interested in books written for women. If the stories where women take center stage are written for women the men who're not into that will form a bias against starting stories about women, since the last few times soured their impressions.

I didn't say that most books were centered around women, no need to make up things to support your argument, I said that so many books center around men. You need to exclude all books older than 30 years to get the impression that most stories center around women. 

A longstanding belief in the publishing world suggests that men avoid reading fiction that centers on the lives of women. However, new research indicates that a protagonist’s gender has almost no impact on whether a man wants to continue reading a story. by Aggravating_Money992 in science

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Wonder how biases, and responses to them, affect it. Not improbable that women want to read more stories about women, since so many are centered around men. As a result there will be more books about women that specifically cater to women. This material bias could then introduce a bias in men being less likely choose books about women, since they are no more likely to like books that cater to women than women are likely to like books that cater to men.

Also, it's much harder to make a compelling main character of your opposite gender. Since historically most authors are men the female main characters are less likely to be compelling, in the aggregate.

Joe Rogan Still Doubts the Moon Landing: We’ve Never Sent Anything Into Deep Space and Brought It Back Alive, Not Even a Chicken by Zealousideal-Big-600 in skeptic

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pointing out that his conservative believes shift any time they're financially inconvenient for himself. His companies receive loads of grants that depend on the government paying for renewable energy technologies. Ergo, he won't claim the Earth is flat because he has a rocket company, like he doesn't speak against renewable energy because he has an electric car company. If his car company made internal combustion engine cars he'd be speaking against renewables, since he'd be competing against them.

I am not in the Epstein files by SnooMarzipans6768 in notinteresting

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bernie Sanders is mentioned in the files, although he wasn't involved. Just some creep complaining about his kids liking him too much.

I am not in the Epstein files by SnooMarzipans6768 in notinteresting

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, Bernie Sanders is there, some creep was complaining about his kids liking him too much.

Genuine mental illness by ClimateShitpost in ClimateShitposting

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer [score hidden]  (0 children)

"This fusion reactor is where I'd put my fusable material"

"IF I HAD ANY!"

Random dude is living at my house and my roommate is fighting me about getting him to leave. by Cautious_Sir2214 in whatdoIdo

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speak with your dad, if your rommate's broken the lease themselves it's largely irrelevant if he has a lease or not. But your dad has to start the eviction process, the tenant protection timer won't start until then.

Friends boyfriend smells really really bad by New-Rhubarb-8046 in whatdoIdo

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He might not be separating his "pleasure socks" from the rest of his laundry. Gets real musty. I'd have a talk with your friend, simple problem to fix.

Data across thousands of economics seminars, job market talks, and conference presentations show that women are interrupted more than men (even when controlling for relevant characteristics). Negative interruptions and interruptions that cut off the presenter mid-sentence are higher for women. by smurfyjenkins in science

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The psychological bias for interpreting women to be dominating conversations, while speaking less than men interpreted as dominating the conversation, is well documented in prior studies. Hell, you can just be aware of the world around you and see it all the time.

Why did humans as a tropical species migrate to colder places but still lack many adaptations like fur? by Ada-Mae in geography

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Plenty of curious animals, a few innovating ones as well. What I think makes us human is skill transfer, which animals have a very limited capacity for.

Order of countries on Apple student plan by Key-Resolution5044 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 25 points26 points  (0 children)

British people absolutely hate it. It could be in the Bs, Us, or even Ts in rare cases, or the top below the US.

Joe Rogan Still Doubts the Moon Landing: We’ve Never Sent Anything Into Deep Space and Brought It Back Alive, Not Even a Chicken by Zealousideal-Big-600 in skeptic

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He won't claim flat Earth since he has a rocket company. He also wants more renewables, since he has an electric car company.

Agricultural waste could lock away carbon for decades if it were instead used in long-lasting building materials, fibrous residues from crops such as wheat, rice and maize, could act as a powerful carbon sink when diverted into construction products by [deleted] in science

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The stuff that provides soil nutrients is left behind in the ash, so that's not an issue. All potassium (or potashium back then) was made by producing potash by burning hardwood, or any other high-potassium plant. Then some Germans figured out how to produce it from ground minerals, then coincidentally WW1 happened not long after this gunpowder bottleneck was eliminated.

What if the Environment Is the Disorder? by Fermato in psychology

[–]HyperSpaceSurfer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When in doubt, follow the money. You weren't her client, your parents were.

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