Via Pacific Standard:
While the “seven deadly sins” may seem a misty morality lesson from the past, the cardinal vices are always with us–even in the strait-laced arena of academic research.
Points:
- “Researchers at the University of Washington have electrically spun dissolvable cloth with nanometer-sized fibers that can release drugs to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.”
- “Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people in Europe have been making cheese for the last 7,500 years- the first and only sign of Neolithic cheese-making.”
- “British students agreed to pay £43 to avoid disgust and £95 for an hour of love, while Hong Kong students were more likely to pay to avoid regret, embarrassment and frustration.”
- “DryBath, a water-less bathing lotion…it could be a huge boon for the 2.5 billion people across the world without readily available water and sanitation.”
- “…a partner in a marriage that has been forgiven for some kind of trespass is 6.5 times likely to do something wrong again.”
- “Recent graduates are likely to be highly envious of those who have graduated before them.”
- “Watching others do what we do takes less energy and is easier for our brains to process.”
Ponder: The title is just a come-on to get you to read a little bit about some academic research.
