Laughter also acts as a signal to those around us that something cause for alarm, for instance when someone falls and is hurt people dont laugh but when they fall and are fine it is funny. laughter signals that everything is alright (ie dont call an ambulance). It also shows that a person is alright with actions taken towards them, for instance in play it signals that the actions are not harmful/threatening. When people see something uncomfortable laughter is telling everyone not to worry.
I suggest you watch it again, you missed the point about atheists. Here's a hint - he made them swear on the bible. If they are atheists (as they are), swearing on the bible shouldn't make a different. It did.
It's because of how humor works 'in the brainnn'. Just say anything weird in a serious voice. The moment your brain realizes this was not meant to be serious, it starts lauging. "Maybe we should be focussing less on Goldilocks and more on why Mama and Papa bear don't sleep in the same bed anymore." could be a joke. Saying "During my experiments I hurt people. A lot of people. For a long time." It's exactly like a joke! So the sad part is that we laugh about people this serious subject xD I think
i have no idea why your comment has gotten negative votes? are people jealous? or do they have problem believing you? ... whatever, I have cheated, but not on tests at schools, just like you said - it would ruin its purpose
I don't think it's so much the unexpected. If it was random you would not laugh. Humour to a extent is trained in to people. People are trained to a extent to laugh at people getting hurt. Rather than say oh look it rained... Oh look a tile feel off the roof... would not be that funny. I think it's a release of energy if someone said don't do drugs then poped some pills in front of you. And said as I said don't do drugs, give them to me. It might be seen as funny. Doctors are suppose to heal.
I have utmost respect for the professor, but his arguments about the stock market are misleading. Buying stock is as close to money as holding a check. And derivatives are not sold on the stock market. Again. Brilliant man. I agree with all of his points on morality, but if he would really like to do research on stock market behavior, he needs to team up with somebody who actually understands its implementation. I do agree that any rule/law should be partially based on this kind of research.
Maybe I should watch it again, but I didn't hear the man say there was a different result from the atheists when they weren't asked to swear on the bible. If they are really nonbelievers, the bible should not have any effect on their actions, where it might for believers. I also didn't hear him mention a control group, without which his experiments results are useless. I enjoyed the talk, as I do all Ted talks, and even though I'm not a atheist I still found that bit bothersome.
Maybe it's not about believing, but the importance people grant to religion ; and that even if you don't believe you understand that it would be disrespectful to the believers to cheat about this.
The funny thing about it was that he was talking about inflicting pain to people as a respectable scientific study. It made him seem like the stereotypical mad scientist.
Yeah, I don't like when people cheat when they really shouldn't o_o I mean the last time I cheated I only did it because I missed a few words on my notes and needed them to study...
there is a definite advantage to the nurses in their way of removing bandages. It is quicker& less painful for them. This could very likely color their interpretations of relevant data
My only question is what happens when you are competing against another group. For example split the students into two groups give each person different problems (while keeping all other variables the same) and the group that finishes the most problems gets the money. How would the cheating levels change? And if you had one group just blatantly cheat the other what would happen in the next testing session?
I don't cheat on tests, tests are way to important. And usually when there's an assignment that I don't understand I go ask the teacher for help. I'm getting better at not cheating
One of my favourite Ted speeches. It gives us a great explanation of why the stock market and business in general runs the way it does. Policy makers need to see this and stop following their "gut" or god and test things to see what works best.
Personally, I've never cheated and never had the temptation to cheat. When I find a question that I don't know, I become aggravated with myself, but have never searched for the answers on other people's papers. I understand that cheating is the "clever" solution around things, but I personally believe it fucks up the purpose of schools.
Laughter also acts as a signal to those around us that something cause for alarm, for instance when someone falls and is hurt people dont laugh but when they fall and are fine it is funny. laughter signals that everything is alright (ie dont call an ambulance). It also shows that a person is alright with actions taken towards them, for instance in play it signals that the actions are not harmful/threatening. When people see something uncomfortable laughter is telling everyone not to worry.
I suggest you watch it again, you missed the point about atheists. Here's a hint - he made them swear on the bible. If they are atheists (as they are), swearing on the bible shouldn't make a different. It did.
It's because of how humor works 'in the brainnn'. Just say anything weird in a serious voice. The moment your brain realizes this was not meant to be serious, it starts lauging. "Maybe we should be focussing less on Goldilocks and more on why Mama and Papa bear don't sleep in the same bed anymore." could be a joke. Saying "During my experiments I hurt people. A lot of people. For a long time." It's exactly like a joke! So the sad part is that we laugh about people this serious subject xD I think
Yes, intuitions should be systematically tested. +1 for that.
For some reason having a french accent talking about torturing subjects, is just plain funny.
I love reading comments on a TED videos
What is the person who types "first" compared to the person who is affected adversely by seeing it ? Who's got the bigger issue , really ?
Am I the only one who thought of Hanako during the first four minutes of his talk?
Wow... Impressive to say the least.
Good
I just learned a whole lot about my cheating habits o_o I will never look at cheating the same way again
how did he get burned?
great stuf, thank you :)
i have no idea why your comment has gotten negative votes? are people jealous? or do they have problem believing you? ... whatever, I have cheated, but not on tests at schools, just like you said - it would ruin its purpose
The problem is .....Morality is relative..
As an atheist, I tired to write down the 10 commandments. I only got 9.
I missed 'keep the Sabbath holy'. Damn that's a stupid commandment.
can i have your autograph
- desu
My intuition led me to believe this would be a shit vid. I based that on the video's title. As it turns out TEDed video's are never shit.
"Behavioral economist" Jesus Christ what a title to have.
This is one of my favourite Ted talks. I would recommend everyone to watch the full episode!
I don't think it's so much the unexpected. If it was random you would not laugh. Humour to a extent is trained in to people. People are trained to a extent to laugh at people getting hurt. Rather than say oh look it rained... Oh look a tile feel off the roof... would not be that funny. I think it's a release of energy if someone said don't do drugs then poped some pills in front of you. And said as I said don't do drugs, give them to me. It might be seen as funny. Doctors are suppose to heal.
I have utmost respect for the professor, but his arguments about the stock market are misleading. Buying stock is as close to money as holding a check. And derivatives are not sold on the stock market. Again. Brilliant man. I agree with all of his points on morality, but if he would really like to do research on stock market behavior, he needs to team up with somebody who actually understands its implementation. I do agree that any rule/law should be partially based on this kind of research.
Remember that MONEY is removed from REALITY. Money doesn't matter assets with real value to your well being matter.
I wonder what would happen if an African American actor was in a group of all white or vise versa, i hypothesize that they wouldn't.
I watched this the second time... and I wonder why are people laughing at people in pain... why is that funny?
What if you tested money vs. food or money vs. housing somehow.
We have to start doing more systematic experimentation with our intuitions. I think that's the take-home message here. =)
O_O i hope the people who got their fingers crush got paid
Slightly related study: explorable com/helping-behavior
Maybe it's because they can't believe he is serious...
Maybe I should watch it again, but I didn't hear the man say there was a different result from the atheists when they weren't asked to swear on the bible. If they are really nonbelievers, the bible should not have any effect on their actions, where it might for believers. I also didn't hear him mention a control group, without which his experiments results are useless. I enjoyed the talk, as I do all Ted talks, and even though I'm not a atheist I still found that bit bothersome.
Maybe it's not about believing, but the importance people grant to religion ; and that even if you don't believe you understand that it would be disrespectful to the believers to cheat about this.
Great as always.
RSA animate!!!!!
is your pic from darker then black?
HOW DO I BE A PART OF THIS. i love watching these videos because it expands my mind on our every smaller world >
it's not that type of laughter
Hei From Darker then black!
well, fantabu'fricken'louso
Your avatar is so creepy...
Is your Lucy?
thanks
Indeed.
hi!
Great presentation, thanks for posting!
The funny thing about it was that he was talking about inflicting pain to people as a respectable scientific study. It made him seem like the stereotypical mad scientist.
Yeah, I don't like when people cheat when they really shouldn't o_o I mean the last time I cheated I only did it because I missed a few words on my notes and needed them to study...
there is a definite advantage to the nurses in their way of removing bandages. It is quicker& less painful for them. This could very likely color their interpretations of relevant data
My only question is what happens when you are competing against another group. For example split the students into two groups give each person different problems (while keeping all other variables the same) and the group that finishes the most problems gets the money. How would the cheating levels change? And if you had one group just blatantly cheat the other what would happen in the next testing session?
I don't cheat on tests, tests are way to important. And usually when there's an assignment that I don't understand I go ask the teacher for help. I'm getting better at not cheating
Why does this not have any more views? Also, his theory and studies are very famous.
One of my favourite Ted speeches. It gives us a great explanation of why the stock market and business in general runs the way it does. Policy makers need to see this and stop following their "gut" or god and test things to see what works best.
Soaking is a great way to remove bandages. They come off painlessly.
Is it just me, or is this a re-post or something? I swear I've heard this before.
Good for you. I'll cheat if i could get away with it...in a heartbeat.
I thought he was talking about cheating with your lover.
The results of his experiments were very interesting, but I found his ability to change the "fudge factor" even more interesting.
this is the most useful information ive got from this channel.
Umm... Slender man?? (7:10)
XD you should watch swoozie06's video 'cheating in college'
I found it... uplaoded to TEDtalksDirector last year
I recognized him, has he done a TED talk before?
Where did you meet my boss?
Yup
4th
Very interesting
Exactly..
awesome
i really enjoyed this
fascinating!
Personally, I've never cheated and never had the temptation to cheat. When I find a question that I don't know, I become aggravated with myself, but have never searched for the answers on other people's papers. I understand that cheating is the "clever" solution around things, but I personally believe it fucks up the purpose of schools.
Just amazing
Thanks a lot :)
I would love to see him do some concentrated research on the stock market working with insiders to allow us to better understand this difficult area.