tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post1228272671582395710..comments2023-09-12T00:15:34.650+10:00Comments on science, spouses and silliness: Psychology Pet Peeve: "We Only Use 10% of Our Brains"Lozzz123http://www.blogger.com/profile/16210114003697785992noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-28182214674480966182012-02-11T02:59:42.587+11:002012-02-11T02:59:42.587+11:00Hmm. I don't know what my pet peeves are. I kn...Hmm. I don't know what my pet peeves are. I know that I absolutely cannot stand it when the sponge is left in the sink. Oh! Actually, I do know. I'm vegan. People ask me if I eat chicken or fish, ALL THE TIME. I don't blame them, I blame the peskytarians who don't just say they're peskyterians, and tell people they're vegetarians instead. They're confusing the world. <br /><br />Your husband is hilarious. :)Faithhttp://faithmckay.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-36151180737644030722012-02-10T10:03:08.807+11:002012-02-10T10:03:08.807+11:00Oh dear. This 10% stuff must be annoying - it irri...Oh dear. This 10% stuff must be annoying - it irritates me, but to a different degree.<br /><br />Reading this made me think of koalas and their relative stupidity as their brains have evolved to be as small as possible to minimise what it manages (no wonder they sit around sleeping all day) and how much fuel it requires! I haven't seen Limitless, but did Bradley Cooper need to eat a lot more to feed all that brain activity? Or did he whither away into nothingness? (I'm all more science fiction, with or without silly premises, but you have to go ALL THE WAY).Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345590524270302144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-58143083353859122332012-02-09T09:50:15.346+11:002012-02-09T09:50:15.346+11:00Ooh I might have to check that one out then! :)Ooh I might have to check that one out then! :)Lozzz123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16210114003697785992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-80592063366422330662012-02-09T09:47:57.454+11:002012-02-09T09:47:57.454+11:00As far as I can tell, we may not use 100% at any g...As far as I can tell, we may not use 100% at any given time, and in very certain circumstances (e.g. resting but not dreaming) we may only use 10%. However I think most of the time more is being used.<br /><br />And I've heard that one too - "Oh so I should tell you about my problems then!". Well firstly way to misunderstand what a PhD is about (research), and secondly no thanks. Do you ever get this one too: "You do psychology? You must know what I'm thinking right now then?" *rolls eyes*.Lozzz123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16210114003697785992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-64728004406263878872012-02-09T03:58:59.756+11:002012-02-09T03:58:59.756+11:00My husband is like this about diseases and diagnos...My husband is like this about diseases and diagnostics. He hates badly researched articles. Also, the media doesn't help with the way it portrays science and messes with statistics and so on... argh!!! <br />I have many more of my own pet peeves, too many really, so I won't bore you with them ;)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088670939184519931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-26907667635733131852012-02-09T03:43:43.497+11:002012-02-09T03:43:43.497+11:00hazaah, a debunked myth without ugly men!
I get an...hazaah, a debunked myth without ugly men!<br />I get annoyed with incorrect science on the tv, especially microbiology stuff. That's why I was so impressed by the new movie "Contagion" - they actually consulted with CDC about the script etc. Very scary movie.Little Missy Mehttp://littlebitsofmissyme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-12800533108809252652012-02-09T03:34:22.488+11:002012-02-09T03:34:22.488+11:00Haha, myth debunked. Good to know! Honestly, I bel...Haha, myth debunked. Good to know! Honestly, I believed this when I was a kid but haven't thought about it that much since. Though everything you say makes perfect sense. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779900062460174093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-18322466292096910442012-02-09T01:42:55.968+11:002012-02-09T01:42:55.968+11:00YES. This. This drives me crazy!! I couldn't s...YES. This. This drives me crazy!! I couldn't see this movie because the premise of "10% of your brain blah blah blah" pissed me off so much! I heard it was good too...don't know if I can get over my science snobbery though, haha.<br /><br />Other sciencey pet peeves: humans co-existing with dinosaurs, penguins and polar bears, correlation vs causation.... etcHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789855072709426658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-61563657794687562122012-02-09T01:02:32.821+11:002012-02-09T01:02:32.821+11:00You know my biggest gripe about psychology? Every ...You know my biggest gripe about psychology? Every time I tell someone that I've studied psychology and counseling they inevitably say, "Oh hey, so you can fix me/my wife/my kids/my dog!" No sir, I can't. First of all, that would be a dual relationship. Secondly, your joke sucks.<br /><br />I stay away from the neurobiology aspect, so this is only a guess. Do we use 100% of our brains, but only 10% at any given time? If so, then I could understand the rationale for the myth.<br /><br />~ShaneShaneiferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803942549686024139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422176842648621342.post-68146324634815769802012-02-09T00:58:20.784+11:002012-02-09T00:58:20.784+11:00I feel like your hubby saying things about only us...I feel like your hubby saying things about only using 10% of his brain to annoy you is equivalent to Office Boy purposely making grammar/spelling mistakes because he knows that's my pet peeve. It's a good thing I haven't told him my biggest pet peeve is misusing your/you're yet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com