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conservative brain vs liberal brain - study
Bookmarked 718 weeks ago http:wwwsaloncomnewspoliticswar_room20101229conservative_brainsnew tyt network channels: http:wwwyoutubecomusertytsportshttp:wwwyoutubecomuserthetopvlognew tyt facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks http:wwwtheyoungturkscommembershipdiscounts: http:wwwtheyoungturkscomgodaddyfree movies: http:wwwnetflixcomtytnote: the above two links are for tyt sponsorsread ana039s blog and subscribe at: http:wwwexaminercomx-5445-politics-in-education-examinertyt network new wtf channel: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwhattheflickshowcheck out tyt interviews http:wwwyoutubecoma study to be published next year at university college london suggests that conservative brains are structured differently than the brains of other people the investigation led by geraint rees focused on 92 individuals in the uk -- 90 students and two members of parliamentspecifically the research shows that people with conservative tendencies have a larger amygdala and a smaller anterior cingulate than other people the amygdala -- typically thought of as the quotprimitive brainquot -- is responsible for reflexive impulses like fear the anterior cingulate is thought to be responsible for courage and optimism this one-two punch could be responsible for many of the anecdotal claims that conservatives quotthink differentlyquot from otherssince only adults were included in the investigation researchers were unable to determine if cerebral physiology drives politics or if political beliefs change the brain a previous university of california study suggests the former is possible isolating a so-called quotliberal genequot -- the neurotransmitter drd4 -- responsible for an increased receptiveness to novel ideaspredictably conservatives have jumped on both studies as an indication of their biological superiority across the right-leaning blogosphere and twitterverse drd4 was cited as the underlying cause of the quotmental illnessquot known as liberalism and some conservative tweeters have even tried to claim that the enlarged amygdala just means that conservatives quothave bigger brainsquot of course the first claim begs the question and the second ignores the shrunken anterior cingulatewhile the extent of the differences is still unclear the biology of politics has begun to confirm that those differences are real |
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asians in the library - ucla girl parody spoof
Bookmarked 782 weeks ago this is a parody of the viral video sweeping youtube right now of ucla political science student alexandra wallace telling it like it is during finals week in ucla039s libraryi039m just making light of a controversial viral video on youtube at the end of the day we039re all humans and all the same species homo sapien i039m a proud american who happens to be asian and although i may not endorse what ucla girl said i respect her right to say it freedom of speech |
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what happened when portugal decriminalized drugs
Bookmarked 711 weeks ago quotthe government in portugal has no plans to back down although the netherlands is the european country most associated with liberal drug laws it has already been ten years since portugal became the first european nation to take the brave step of decriminalizing possession of all drugs within its bordersfrom marijuana to heroin and everything in between this controversial move went into effect in june of 2001 in response to the country039s spiraling hivaids statistics while many critics in the poor and largely conservative country attacked the sea change in drug policy fearing it would lead to drug tourism while simultaneously worsening the country039s already shockingly high rate of hard drug use a report published in 2009 by the cato institute tells a different story glenn greenwald the attorney and author who conducted the research told time: quotjudging by every metric drug decriminalization in portugal has been a resounding success it has enabled the portuguese government to manage and control the drug problem far better than virtually every other western countryquotread more: http:wwwalternetorgdrugs151635ten_years_ago_portugal_legalized_all_drugs_--_what_happened_nextcenk uygur discusses the study and what we can learn from it support the young turks by subscribing http:bitlytytonyoutubelike us on facebook: http:wwwfbcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturksfind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt |
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cured too: a cannabis story a film by david triplett
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago cannabis oil cured my skin cancer this is the story of how myself and others cured our cancer using cannabis oil aka: rick simpson oil this film goes into the closing of dispensaries politics and history of cannabis and cancer it features several cannabis patients who039s lives have been changed through the miracle of cannabis please share this with everyone you know |
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why women moan during sex
Bookmarked 729 weeks ago why do women moan during sex are they faking an orgasm what about men ana kasparian and cenk uygur break down a new survey on these issues on the young turkshttp:wwwthefriskycom2012-03-12loud-moaners-are-usually-big-fakersmore-1968712 |
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