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ualbertathrowaway- t1_iy0mx6q wrote
Reply to Canada eliminated from men's World Cup contention despite Alphonso Davies' historic goal by Genevieves_bitch
The 4-4-2 decision by Herdman for this game was a bad one
ualbertathrowaway- t1_iuh1bv3 wrote
These dangerous events (crowd crushes/collapses) happen suddenly and without people being aware of it. Here’s a couple tips to mitigate risks and keep yourself alive if you happen to find yourself in one.
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If going to some kind of public event, stay away from areas that look the most dense with people. If you need to go through one for some reason, try to stay at the periphery of it.
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If you’re at the point where you can’t escape the crowd, move your arms up to your chest like you’re bracing for a fall. This will help keep some extra space around your chest, helping to allow your lungs to expand.
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If the crowd crush has just started, there will be moments where the crowd compresses and expands, mimicking a continuous fluid instead of a bunch of individuals. Use the brief windows of expansion to move laterally, do not try and move towards the front or back of the crowd. The fastest and safest exit is most often at the sides of the crowd.
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If you have children with you keep them as high up as possible
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Do not try and crawl out. This could easily create a crowd collapse, which is even worse than a crush.
ualbertathrowaway- t1_j74nqa1 wrote
Reply to Political views can be predicted by differences in brain activity. Study says political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us; our brains actually ‘see’ different things depending on our politics. by mossadnik
Few questions:
Would left and right wing participants from different countries show similar FMRI patterns? It would be interesting to see what constitutes “left” or “right” wing in Israel.
It would be worth it to further analyze what the differences in brain activity actually mean. Conservatives and Liberals show different scores on a variety of personality metrics (Big 5, empathy, impulsivity etc..). Could we sort people (within each group) based on scores on certain major personality characteristics and see how the patterns differ? From that, would we see how much certain profiles of low and highs in certain key personality match the activity of the average labeled ‘left winger or ‘right winger’? Basically, is there a spectrum here? Could someone considered more or less left or right leaning show a pattern weaker or stronger than the average based off of key traits?
Would it be possible to correlate the activity of specific activated brain regions with the emotions participants report during/after watching the ads?
What exactly about each ad is causing the difference in brain activity? Just the fact that it’s labeled as right or left wing, or that a certain opinion is shared in the video that causes the rift due to ideological differences. Basically, does the details of a right or left wing ad matter?