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The Situation of Racism in LA Gangs
Posted on May 27, 2009
Thomas Watkins and Christina Hoag of the Associated Press have an interesting piece on the role of racism in LA gangs. We excerpt it below. * * * In dueling newspaper opinion pieces last year, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca maintained that race fueled gang violence while Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton said […]
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Hoyas, Hos, & Gangstas
Posted on April 12, 2007
Last month, on the eve of Georgetown University’s match-up with Ohio State University in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, we observed that many fans have questioned the ability of Georgetown players–who, since the 1980s, have almost all been African-American, and whose reputation has frequently centered on their “athleticism”–to “grasp” the “complex, precise” offense used […]
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Homo economicus at the Ballpark
Posted on October 12, 2011
Looking at ESPN.com on Monday evening, as I watched the once lowly Detroit Lions continue their strange journey to respectability, I came across a survey: Which of these NFL teams, currently under .500, has the best chance of making the playoffs? Eagles (1-4) Falcons (2-3) Jets (2-3) Personally, I don’t think any of these teams […]
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The Neuro-Situation of Wins and Losses
Posted on October 10, 2011
From Montreal Gazette: A new National Hockey League season is upon us, Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing and the National Football League’s regular season has been in session for about a month. As you fixate on your television, watching every move of your favourite athletes and longing for that great play or […]
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Do Doctors Lack Empathy?
Posted on August 29, 2011
Shortly after I finished Simon Baron-Cohen’s new book, The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty, I spoke to one of my friends who had just had an extremely bad interaction with a doctor. The friend had just received a frightening diagnosis and when she went to ask more questions, the doctor […]
Posted in Abstracts, Altruism, Book, Emotions | 4 Comments »
Sarah Jones on Stereotypes and Stereotyping
Posted on June 26, 2010
We highly recommend a 13-minute podcast in which Sarah Jones (a Tony Award winning playwright and performer) reflects on morals, racial stereotyping, and the perils of West Coast jaywalking. You can listen to the podcast (recorded live at The Moth Main Stage) here. * * * For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Why […]
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The Situation of Hate Crimes
Posted on June 10, 2010
Here is another segment from John Quinones excellent ABC 20/20 series titled “What Would You Do?” — a series that, in essence, conducts situationist experiments through hidden-camera scenarios. This episode asks, “what would you do if you witnessed a hate crime?” (and includes analysis from social psychologist John Dovidio). * * * * * * […]
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Racial bias clouds ability to feel others’ pain
Posted on June 2, 2010
From EurekAlert!: When people witness or imagine the pain of another person, their nervous system responds in essentially the same way it would if they were feeling that pain themselves. Now, researchers reporting online on May 27th in Current Biology, . . . have new evidence to show that that kind of empathy is diminished […]
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Subconscious Human Bias in NCAA Tournament Selection
Posted on March 17, 2010
Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated has an engaging column on new research identifying subconscious bias in the selection of teams for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament (a.k.a. March Madness). We excerpt it below. * * * The study, by Jay Coleman, Mike DuMond and Allen Lynch, looked at selection data from 10 tournaments (1999-2008) and […]
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O’Bannon v. NCAA: The Situation of Signing Forms
Posted on July 23, 2009
Situationist contributor Michael McCann has a column on SI.com concerning a new lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) over whether former student-athletes should be compensated for the NCAA’s use of their images and identities in such products as DVDs and video games. The case, O’Bannon v. NCAA, centers on forms freshmen student-athletes […]
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