Trust is important for a well-functioning society and democracy. If we cannot trust each other, politicians and political institutions, we are in deep trouble. For that reason, I am happy to see that scientists aim to understand not only what can explain trust, but also how we should understand trust in the first place. Specifically, […]
Year: 2021
25 interesting facts #14
326. Obesity accelerates hair thinning (Morinaga et al. 2021) 327. U.S. policymakers did not have compelling evidence that the threat of a Communist takeover was increasing substantially in the months before the coup d’état in Iran in August 1953 (Gasiorowski 2019) 328. More than 60 percent of Danish Ministers and Permanent Secretaries end up in […]
Visualisering af støtte til forskellige coronarestriktioner
Jeg har tidligere været kritisk overfor de figurer, der bliver delt ifm. håndteringen af coronapandemien. I dette indlæg giver jeg et eksempel på en figur, der (relativt) let kunne forbedres. Der er tale om en figur, der viser støtten til indførelsen af forskellige restriktioner (tilgængelig på side 5 i denne rapport): Problemet med figuren er, […]
Er Socialdemokratiet gået tilbage i meningsmålingerne? #5
Hvordan står Socialdemokratiet i meningsmålingerne? I tidligere indlæg har jeg argumenteret for, at vægtede gennemsnit og specifikke enkeltmålinger ikke overbevisende har vist, at Socialdemokratiet er gået tilbage i meningsmålingerne (#1, #2, #3, #4). Sidste år pointerede jeg, at blot fordi et vægtet gennemsnit hos Altinget gav Socialdemokratiet en opbakning på 31,5%, betød det ikke, at […]
Microdosing psychedelics, mental health and conditioning on a collider
In a new study, Adults who microdose psychedelics report health related motivations and lower levels of anxiety and depression compared to non‐microdosers, a team of researchers conclude that microdosers, i.e., people who use psychedelic substances at sub‐sensorium ‘microdoses’, exhibit lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The study relies on self-reported, observational data. As this […]