This is the story of the most heinous act "in the name of science" I've ever heard of. No research institution in the world would permit its likes to happen today. Medical ethics weren't then what they are now, and this case is most likely, in large part, why. When: 1920 Where: The Johns Hopkins University The perpetrator: John B. Watson The victim: Little Albert John Watson and his research assistant, Rosalie Rayner, wanted to test a theory that emotional responses could

“These key psychological differences can determine whether you’re liberal or conservative” Some months back, I linked to this article and said I would need to devote more time to it at a later date. A later date has come. It lists fifteen physiological and psychological differences between liberals and conservatives. Some interest me more than others. Let me begin with a fairly bare-bones presentation of the list. (1) Being scared can make you more conservative. (2) A con