Study Shows Censoring Hate Speech Works
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: For many years, I’ve been critical of attempts to suppress hate speech, especially on the part of governments. In Germany and Austria, …
Study: Atheists Are Fairer Than Christians…Sometimes
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Who is more generous: atheists, or Christians? As I’ve discussed in the past, our society’s stereotype is that atheists lack morality, and …
Conspiracy Theorists Just Want to be Special Snowflakes
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: New research published in the European Journal of Social Psychology suggests that people who believe in many conspiracy theories do so in …
Dog Walking Makes Us Happy: What It’s Like to Have an Emotional Support Animal
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: A new study claims that the main reason people walk their dogs is because it makes them and their dogs happy. As …
Injecting People with Herpes for Fun and Profit
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: I’ve mentioned Peter Thiel before — he’s the billionaire tech bro who supports Donald Trump and paid millions to shut down Gawker …
Can Monkeys See Optical Illusions?
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: A big part of being a skeptic is having a healthy (or some would say unhealthy) interest in optical illusions. After all, …
The Science of Whiskey!
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Drinking alcohol may lower our inhibitions and make us generally feel more sociable, but sometimes ordering alcohol at a bar can be …
Study Reveals Shocking News on the Female Orgasm (If You’ve Never Met a Woman)
Support more videos like this at patreon.com/rebecca! Transcript: Did you know that when having sex, different women prefer different kinds of touching and have different kinds of orgasms? I don’t …
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criticaldragon1177
Rebecca Watson, Keep in mind that this is just a single study, and even if true, private forums censoring hate speech is a bit different than government censoring hate speech.…
Boomer
>Study Shows Censoring Hate Speech Works I think you have to define "works." If you mean reddit was able to rid itself of some disgusting asshats, then yes, censoring worked...for…
autienautiebutnot0
Far as I can tell, the flickering of fluorescent tubes does not make people suggestible. What it does do is drive a lot of autistic people and people with SPD…
Filias Cupio
I have a desperate need to be unique - for example, when I'm in a crowd, I find myself thinking about how I'm not really part of the crowd because…
Hanoumatoi
Glad to hear he has turned out to be the emotional support dog you need! As a fellow sufferer of depression, I empathize with the whole needing a push to…