stupidity for dummies » education http://stupidityfordummies.com ...because sometimes, you just can't dumb it down enough... Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:32:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 worst-case scenario http://stupidityfordummies.com/2010/06/01/worst-case-scenario/ http://stupidityfordummies.com/2010/06/01/worst-case-scenario/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:53:30 +0000 stupidityfordummies http://stupidityfordummies.com/?p=109 “The worst-case scenario is what’s happening now.” Web comic xkcd succinctly sums up the state of the oil spill coverage on the news.

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Feeling down sharpens your attention and makes you less gullible. …happiness…(removes) a layer of skepticism. …sadness “promotes information processing best suited to dealing with more demanding situations,” says psychologist Joseph Forgas.

Recessions may help us all live a little longer. When the economy tanks, people drink and eat less, sleep more, suffer fewer accidents, and live longer. Researchers found that americans were actually healthier during the Great Depression than they were in prosperous times immediately before and after…

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No tag for this post.]]> http://stupidityfordummies.com/2009/09/19/respect/feed/ 0 don’t talk to the police http://stupidityfordummies.com/2008/08/19/dont-talk-to-the-police/ http://stupidityfordummies.com/2008/08/19/dont-talk-to-the-police/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:50:29 +0000 stupidityfordummies http://stupidityfordummies.com/?p=40
Law professor James Duane lectures on why you should always exercise your fifth amendment rights and never talk to the police, regardless of your guilt or innocence.

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Number of them who earn more than the school’s football coach: 2
Amount that Louisiana State University has raised since 2001 to care for its live tiger mascot: $3,750,000

Source: Harper’s index, March 2008

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