Recent comments in /f/science

tornpentacle t1_j9recni wrote

Reply to Companion robots to mitigate loneliness among older adults: "Most participants (68.7%) did not think an Artificial Companion robot would make them feel less lonely and felt somewhat-to-very uncomfortable (69.3%) with the idea of being allowed to believe that an artificial companion is human." by Gueulemer

So far the other comments are (for some bizarre reason) pretending robots can actually mimic the experience of companionship by another human. That is simply untrue. There's an untold number of factors that influence hormone releases constituting social bonding, and robots meet none of the necessary qualifications. So far, other commenters have simply been using this post as a vehicle for their detestable ageism and sexism (no better than racism and homophobia, both of which I experience on a near-daily basis [sexism too, but not ageism all the time]), and that's not only abusive to human beings but it's entirely unscientific in nature.

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apcolleen t1_j9rbhwz wrote

Reply to comment by Stranger2306 in Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

We had gym class about once or twice a month in Elementary school and the coach was out there yelling at us for being out of shape. We didn't even get recess the entire time I was there.

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waldrop02 t1_j9r7g09 wrote

Reply to comment by your______here in Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

I’d generally say that Dems are the ones who will point to the inclusion or lack of a gym class in schools as exactly the kinds of systemic factors that make weight loss or gain not the individual’s responsibility.

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waldrop02 t1_j9r6txg wrote

Reply to comment by metzbb in Research suggests that school-based physical activity intervention, by way of increasing physical exercise classes to daily during school, is successful in reducing childhood obesity. Scientists found that obesity was reversed after 3 years. by Wagamaga

Because “common sense” isn’t always accurate and can vary wildly like between cultures. One example is the idea that same-sex parents (especially two men) would “obviously” be worse parents than a man and a woman. Where I grew up, this would be common sense, but where I live now, you’d get ridiculed for expressing that idea. The literature generally finds that same-sex couples’ children tend to have better outcomes, due to fewer “happy accidents” for them and the general need to have a higher income to get approval for adoption or to support a surrogacy.

Studies also help you identify what factors can make a statement more or less accurate. For example, with this study, it would be interesting to see how the diets compare between Slovenia and wealthier western countries. I’d imagine students with higher proportions of hyper-processed food in their diets would see less of a decrease in weight.

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