Tag Archives: studies

Women Who Go Into The Workforce Are Ugly, According To Rush Limbaugh’s Wildly Inaccurate Twisting Of Study

Jessica WakemanApril 18, 2012 //

On Marrying Up

Let's be realistic about the finances it takes to raise a family. Read More »

Worst Jobs Ever

What was the worst job you've ever had? Read More »

Limbaugh's Insult

The conservative host calls Sandra Fluke a "slut." Read More »

I’m fairly certain that Rush Limbaugh could take Goodnight, Moon and twist it into a tale of shrill harpies hellbent on John Bobbitt-ing the male species and strangling newborn babies with their long, flowing strands of armpit hair.

That is the only explanation for his wildly inaccurate (and, it should go without saying, wildly sexist) April 16 interpretation of a study published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. According to Rush, the study concluded “the real reason women pursue careers is because they fear they are too unattractive to get married.” (He also wondered, “Is this the real reason liberal women insist on working?”)

According to the actual study … not so much.

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Happy National Kissing Day! Which Area Of Your Body Would You Like To Be Kissed More?

Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 13, 2012 //

Apparently it’s National Kissing Day! Who knew? The only lips I’m interested in smooching are hundreds of miles away (frowny face), but I’m happy to use this holiday as an excuse to talk about other places that ca be kissed. According to research conducted by William Cane for his book The Art of Kissing, 96 percent of women like their partner to focus on kissing their neck during a make-out session. Unfortunately, we’re either not conveying that or dudes are not getting the hint, because that same study showed that only 10 percent of men give the neck any smooching. Now, I like getting kissed on the neck as much as anybody, but there are plenty of other places I like to be kissed besides my lips that sometimes are neglected. What about you?

This Just In: A Couple Beers Might Improve Your Test Scores

Winona Dimeo-EdigerApril 13, 2012 //

Alcohol makes you smarter!

Studies confirm drinking makes you smarter! Read More »

Bad News On Beer Goggles

Beer goggles last longer for women, study finds. Read More »

Beer-Flavored Vag

Beer-flavored vagi-wipes both horrify and amuse us. Read More »

A new study from the University of Illinois should make college students very happy: apparently drinking a couple beers before a test may improve your performance. Researchers administered a brain teaser quiz to a group of 40 men. Study participants who had two drinks before the test –either two pints of beer or two medium glasses of wine–were able to solve 40 percent more brain teasers than the sober participants, and they solved them considerably faster. The researchers say this is because alcohol hinders analytical thinking and opens your mind to creative problem solving. Tipsy test-takers also spend less time second-guessing themselves. Study co-author Jennifer Wiley is quick to point out that these results do not apply to binge drinking, though: “We tested what happens when people are slightly merry — not when people drink to extremes.” So there you have it. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to get slightly merry and take some online IQ tests. [MSN]

Psychiatrist Retracts BS “Gay Conversion Therapy” Study

Tiffanie DraytonApril 13, 2012 //

Being Gay Is A Choice

So says Cynthia Nixon, who has been both gay and straight. Read More »

In my favorite scene from the movie “Bruno,” Bruno (a gay fashion reporter and wannabe superstar from Austria) sat down with a Christian “gay converter” to learn how he could turn himself heterosexual. He was advised to go hunting with three straight Southern dudes, who ended up chasing him down with a gun after he showed up naked, pack of condoms in hand, to one of their tents because a “bear had eaten everything.” He then attended a swingers party to familiarize himself with hetero sex. While there, he happily demonstrated several sex positions with another man but dived out of a window trying to escape a kinky woman. When he realized that his treatment wasn’t working, he sought another “ex-gay” counselor who basically told him he may never actually like women because they are “too weak and nag too much,” but he should at least “give women a chance.” Bruno tried desperately, but after many failed attempts, he just accepted that he liked dudes and there was nothing he could do about it.

Bruno, don’t take your failure personally. Keep reading »

Study: People Who Spend Their Money On Experiences Are Happier

Julie GersteinApril 6, 2012 //

Shopping Ban

This writer banned herself from buying -- and it backfired. Read More »

How you spend your money says a lot about you — and it says even more about whether or not you’re a happy person. A new study from San Francisco State University asked nearly 10,000 people to evaluate how happy they were. It found that people who spent their money on experiences were generally happier than people who spent their money on material goods. Experience-oriented spenders–people who’d rather spend their cash on a dinner with friends, a trip or a movie rather than a new shirt — also reported that they got along better with others and experienced less anxiety than their materialistic counterparts.

That’s in part, said the study’s lead researcher Ryan Howell, an assistant professor at San Francisco State, because experiential spenders are bigger risk takers. “You are taking a bigger risk on a night at a new restaurant or play,” he said. “You can’t return a trip or a meal the way you can return something from a store.”

So what kind of spender are you? Experiential or material? [NY Times]

Wait, What? Scientists Discover A Jennifer Aniston Neuron

Winona Dimeo-EdigerApril 5, 2012 //

Jen & Justin

The new couple mugs for Terry Richardson's camera. 4 Photos »

Brad Disses Jen?

Says life with her "wasn't interesting." Read More »

Science Says...

That guys love these things. 15 Photos »

Jennifer Aniston obviously plays an important role in American pop culture, but scientists have discovered that she also plays a prominent role in a more unexpected place: the medial part of the temporal lobe. Yep, there is a Jennifer Aniston neuron in our brains. Skeptical? Confused? Okay, here’s the deal … Keep reading »

Are You So Addicted To Your Cellphone That It May Be Harmful To Your Health?

Tiffanie DraytonApril 4, 2012 //

Your relationship with your cellphone may be harmful to your health. A recent Harvard Business School study has shown that most of us have risky attachments to our cellphones that may be affecting our work, personal lives and health. One of the recent concerns is the harmful effects the blue light emitted from mobile phones may cause. Apparently, itsuppresses melatonin needed for sleep and dreams by confusing our brains into thinking it’s daytime. Without adequate sleep, we become cranky, anxious and generally not a pleasure to be around. Keep reading »

“Beer Goggles” Explained By Science

Jessica WakemanApril 2, 2012 //

Bad News On Beer Goggles

Beer goggles last longer for women, study finds. Read More »

Alcohol makes you smarter!

Studies confirm drinking makes you smarter! Read More »

I Quit Drinking

What happens when our author quit her epic boozing. Read More »

We are all familiar with “beer goggles,” otherwise known as the only reason anything happens on “Jersey Shore” ever. Recently, scientists with too much time on their hands have discovered just how “beer googles” work and how they’re harder on lady drinkers. Haha, very funny, Mother Nature. Keep reading »

Study Finds That Access To Birth Control Increases Women’s Wages

Tiffanie DraytonMarch 28, 2012 //

Birth Control Lies

Rick Santorum says it "is not something you need insurance for." Read More »

The income gap between men and women in the United States has been narrowing over the past few decades and new research says we have the birth control pill to thank. Research conducted by The University of Michigan analyzed the careers of 4,300 women and found that the earlier they had access to the Pill, the more likely they were to earn more money throughout their lives. Supposedly women who had early access to the Pill earned, on average, 8 percent more than other women who didn’t use the birth control. It seems that economics and baby-making are definitely super interrelated. The more women can decide when they would like to have a baby, the better-off they do financially. It comes as no surprise to me. I could imagine it would be mighty difficult for me to continue with my writing career while my big baby bump is getting in the way and I’m craving Dairy Queen’s M&M Blizzard with pickles. [Huffington Post]

8 Weird Things That Happen To Us When We’re Ovulating

Ami AngelowiczMarch 27, 2012 //

Vagina Mishaps

Beware these vagina accidents. 11 Photos »

Science Says...

That guys love these things. 15 Photos »

Hormones and Texting

Our hormones don't respond to texts. Read More »

8 Weird Things That Happen To Us When We're Ovulating

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Ladies, in case you weren’t aware, while that teeny tiny egg makes its way down your fallopian tubes, your hormones are making you do all kinds of weird crap you have no awareness of. It’s like an alien inhabits your body and coerces it into behavior that you would never dream of the other 27 days of the month. Click through to find out how ovulation is subtly controlling your life.