Today was just another one of those days that I found myself surfing the internet and searching for something interesting to write about. Boy did I find it. It's amazing how many nothings become classified as "news" these days. For example, today's post is going to be about something I am going to coin "Nothing News". From this moment forward, if ever you see the words Nothing News, expect to be reading an article of something that is based on nothing.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20584453/wid/11915773?GT1=10412
This article is, in a quick summary, about everything we already knew. It basically outlines the human dating pattern, and what we look for in a mate. It turns out women look for quality in personality, dependability, and an attractive attitude. Looks are considered, but are not the primary focus. Guess what men look for. Looks. Men are apparently looks focused daters. If a woman is ugly, they will not be considered for dating. This, of course, can change based on time and our getting to know an individual, but based on preliminary dating patterns, we are a looks based gender.
This whole experiment was done in a speed dating setting. This raises my first question: What type of normal human being goes to speed dating to build a real relationship? How can you consider this to be a balanced part of the population when you are obviously drawing your data from total losers?
Also, this brings up the same question I asked in a previous survey I read. Who the hell funds this crap? What benefits can possibly come from researching something like this? Honestly, it just seems like a total waste of money. Who the hell cares?
That's it for my Nothing News review of the day. See you tomorrow.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20584453/wid/11915773?GT1=10412
This article is, in a quick summary, about everything we already knew. It basically outlines the human dating pattern, and what we look for in a mate. It turns out women look for quality in personality, dependability, and an attractive attitude. Looks are considered, but are not the primary focus. Guess what men look for. Looks. Men are apparently looks focused daters. If a woman is ugly, they will not be considered for dating. This, of course, can change based on time and our getting to know an individual, but based on preliminary dating patterns, we are a looks based gender.
This whole experiment was done in a speed dating setting. This raises my first question: What type of normal human being goes to speed dating to build a real relationship? How can you consider this to be a balanced part of the population when you are obviously drawing your data from total losers?
Also, this brings up the same question I asked in a previous survey I read. Who the hell funds this crap? What benefits can possibly come from researching something like this? Honestly, it just seems like a total waste of money. Who the hell cares?
That's it for my Nothing News review of the day. See you tomorrow.
1 comment:
Yeah, it's silly, but here is why this kind of stuff gets researched.
First, most of the interesting studies have been done. Most communications majors have to do research for their course work. In doing so, they have to find a topic that hasn't been researched or hasn't been researched well. In some rare cases, you can conduct a study on something that was researched many years ago because you feel it needs to be updated.
You might ask, "why not do studies on how far someone will go to follow orders given from a superior?" or something really fascinating like that. The answer is two fold:
1. Some studies of this type have been done in the past. They were very controversial, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has deemed such studies off limits. Because of this, you are not protected if you DO get sued while doing the study and it is almost impossible to get funding.
2. These types of studies take a lot of work. It is far easier to do a simple survey than it is to do actual research.
Now you're wondering who would pay for these studies to be conducted? In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a combination of an educational organization and companies that do speed dating...
Yes, it is a requirement for COM majors to conduct these types of studies... Grad students generally apply for aid/grants to fund them as well...
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