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Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: To determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumatic injury when jumping from an aircraft.

CONCLUSIONS: Parachute use did not reduce death or major traumatic injury when jumping from aircraft in the first randomized evaluation of this intervention.

Note: Mad scientists and bio-buddies, READ this! So much dark humor in this field of ours.

#lmao #medicine #bio buddy #epidemiology #parachute use

A debate has emerged across disciplines about why people engage in costly helping. Empathy is one mechanism. We highlight a second, more controversial motivator: moral outrage. Integrating findings from moral psychology and intergroup literatures, we suggest outrage is a critical force for collective action and highlight directions for future research.

The Upside of Outrage, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2018 October 16)

Now, who says anger can’t be used positively? Apparently, the right kind of outrage can be helpful in terms of moral psychology. So, I guess the Jedi were wrong in attempting to eliminate all forms of anger and letting themselves be guided solely by the Senate and empathy (something that they seem to also be lacking)? I guess, on the other hand, Anakin Skywalker is just experiencing too much moral outrage, huh? What do you guys think?

Oh, the full article can be found here, I’ve got the article on my google drive if Cell won’t let you download without institutional access.