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Title: This explains a lot
Post by: Angel Eyes on May 20, 2017, 12:56:47 AM

URL is self-explanatory:

http://www.businessinsider.com/journalists-brains-function-at-a-lower-level-than-average-2017-5

Quote

Journalists' brains show a lower-than-average level of executive functioning, according to a new study, which means they have a below-average ability to regulate their emotions, suppress biases, solve complex problems, switch between tasks, and show creative and flexible thinking.

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Title: Re: This explains a lot
Post by: MechAg94 on May 22, 2017, 09:08:59 AM

 :laugh:

Title: Re: This explains a lot
Post by: makattak on May 22, 2017, 09:40:00 AM

I'm quite certain there are flaws in the study... but since it confirms everything I believe about journalists, I'm just going to accept it uncritically.

Title: Re: This explains a lot
Post by: AJ Dual on May 22, 2017, 10:54:13 AM

They should have taken into account the stupidity, or just stubbornness of someone willing to enter into journalism as a field in this day and age.

Title: Re: This explains a lot
Post by: RoadKingLarry on May 22, 2017, 04:57:05 PM

Quote from: AJ Dual on May 22, 2017, 10:54:13 AM

They should have taken into account the stupidity, or just stubbornness of someone willing to enter into journalism as a field in this day and age.

"Journalism" is a perfectly fine and proper profession.
Sadly it hasn't been practiced in at least a generation.

Title: Re: This explains a lot
Post by: Doggy Daddy on May 24, 2017, 09:55:48 PM

Quote from: makattak on May 22, 2017, 09:40:00 AM

I'm quite certain there are flaws in the study... but since it confirms everything I believe about journalists, I'm just going to accept it uncritically.

Stated as a journalist would have.