Comments for Pink Sunshine http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com Life through rose-tinted shades Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on High IQ “turns academics into atheists” by Chris http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/atheist-academics/#comment-476 Chris Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:51:06 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-476 When interpreting these results one must keep in mind that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. That being said, I was quite surprised with the simplicity of the study. Only two variables were examined. I re-analyzed the data from the study by adding GDP per capita into the regression model. As it turns out, together GDP per capita and religiosity predict about 68% of the variance in national IQs. GDP per capita was a stronger predictor of national IQ. Moreover, when GDP per capita was statistically controlled, the shared variance between national IQ and religiosity was reduced by half. While there are still multiple interpretations of the data, it suggests that the relationship between national IQ and religiosity is more complicated than indicated by the study. When interpreting these results one must keep in mind that correlation does not necessarily imply causation. That being said, I was quite surprised with the simplicity of the study. Only two variables were examined. I re-analyzed the data from the study by adding GDP per capita into the regression model. As it turns out, together GDP per capita and religiosity predict about 68% of the variance in national IQs. GDP per capita was a stronger predictor of national IQ. Moreover, when GDP per capita was statistically controlled, the shared variance between national IQ and religiosity was reduced by half. While there are still multiple interpretations of the data, it suggests that the relationship between national IQ and religiosity is more complicated than indicated by the study.

]]> Comment on Is there a tribe of cavemen living under Cannock Chase? by Pink Sunshine http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/is-there-a-tribe-of-cavemen-living-under-cannock-chase/#comment-475 Pink Sunshine Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:04:19 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-475 Hi Nick! Ah, you've got to love the Cannock press. The Chase Post entertains me every week. Lovely to hear from you! Pink Hi Nick!
Ah, you’ve got to love the Cannock press. The Chase Post entertains me every week.
Lovely to hear from you!
Pink

]]> Comment on Review: Lumie Bodyclock Elite 300 by Pink Sunshine http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/lumie-bodyclock/#comment-474 Pink Sunshine Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:03:20 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-474 Hi Princess Yes, it's still working (third time lucky!) and I use it every day. I have to say that I normally don't wake up until the bird song starts now, but I suppose the light has been slowly bringing me round before the birds start! Pink x Hi Princess
Yes, it’s still working (third time lucky!) and I use it every day. I have to say that I normally don’t wake up until the bird song starts now, but I suppose the light has been slowly bringing me round before the birds start!
Pink x

]]> Comment on High IQ “turns academics into atheists” by What are your religious beliefs? - Page 10 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/atheist-academics/#comment-473 What are your religious beliefs? - Page 10 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:12:31 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-473 [...] overview of studies on the subject: Intelligent people tend to be more religious. More links: High IQ “turns academics into atheists” Pink Sunshine Study: Higher [...] [...] overview of studies on the subject: Intelligent people tend to be more religious. More links: High IQ “turns academics into atheists” Pink Sunshine Study: Higher [...]

]]> Comment on Review: Lumie Bodyclock Elite 300 by Princess http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/lumie-bodyclock/#comment-470 Princess Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:05:50 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-470 Hello, Is your bodyclock still working 8 months on and do you still use it? also, has it ever let you down and caused you to be late?... really feel i need to buy one with the fast approaching winter and my inevitable impending early morning bad moods!!! But - don't want to spend loads of money on a cr@p product or a stupid gimmik as the credit crunch is hurting my bank balance and i don't want to end up in a worse mood than when i started, ha ha. Cheers x Hello,

Is your bodyclock still working 8 months on and do you still use it? also, has it ever let you down and caused you to be late?… really feel i need to buy one with the fast approaching winter and my inevitable impending early morning bad moods!!! But – don’t want to spend loads of money on a cr@p product or a stupid gimmik as the credit crunch is hurting my bank balance and i don’t want to end up in a worse mood than when i started, ha ha.

Cheers x

]]> Comment on Is there a tribe of cavemen living under Cannock Chase? by Nick Duffy http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/is-there-a-tribe-of-cavemen-living-under-cannock-chase/#comment-469 Nick Duffy Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:32:27 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-469 Hi, I'm afraid the W.M.G.C. would never say 'yes' to the notion of underground dwellers on the Chase. This theory was put forward by someone from another group entirely...... someone who - shall we say - has a slightly less than 'rational' grip on most things!! Laugh!! The quotes regarding a 'number' of witnesses are also untrue.... We had, in fact, been contacted by 'one', solitary person who made such claims.... but, as usual, the Cannock press blew things out of proportion.... Regards, Nick W.M.G.C. Hi,

I’m afraid the W.M.G.C. would never say ‘yes’ to the notion of underground dwellers on the Chase. This theory was put forward by someone from another group entirely…… someone who – shall we say – has a slightly less than ‘rational’ grip on most things!! Laugh!!

The quotes regarding a ‘number’ of witnesses are also untrue…. We had, in fact, been contacted by ‘one’, solitary person who made such claims…. but, as usual, the Cannock press blew things out of proportion….

Regards,

Nick
W.M.G.C.

]]> Comment on How to say I love you by Hayley http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/how-to-say-i-love-you/#comment-466 Hayley Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:10:33 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=214#comment-466 Aww. I've never seen this video before. It's beautifully written - the dialogue is magnificent. Thank you for sharing. Hayley x Aww. I’ve never seen this video before. It’s beautifully written – the dialogue is magnificent.
Thank you for sharing.

Hayley x

]]> Comment on Making the news by Georgie Hammerton http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/uni-research/#comment-461 Georgie Hammerton Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:10:11 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-461 Let's be honest, we all know how completely unscrupulous you are with these things.. Thanks for the tip on the radio 4 media programme - didn't know about that one! Keep pushing out the big (swearing) stories! :) Let’s be honest, we all know how completely unscrupulous you are with these things.. Thanks for the tip on the radio 4 media programme – didn’t know about that one!

Keep pushing out the big (swearing) stories! :)

]]> Comment on Making the news by DarcsFalcon http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/uni-research/#comment-455 DarcsFalcon Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:11:12 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-455 Hey there you are! I was wondering what happened to you! I think it's sad, as you said, when things don't get reported because they don't have that "sexy edge." It makes it seem as though journalists pander to that sensationalism. Not all important news is huge - sometimes it starts out as just something small that grows over time. Glad you're back sweetie. :) I hope you're feeling and doing well. Hey there you are! I was wondering what happened to you!

I think it’s sad, as you said, when things don’t get reported because they don’t have that “sexy edge.” It makes it seem as though journalists pander to that sensationalism. Not all important news is huge – sometimes it starts out as just something small that grows over time.

Glad you’re back sweetie. :) I hope you’re feeling and doing well.

]]> Comment on Making the news by Pink Sunshine http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/uni-research/#comment-454 Pink Sunshine Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:37:38 +0000 http://pinksunshine.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-454 Thank you! Yes, I was pulled out of my blogger's block by this particular issue - will see if this has got me started again! You wouldn't believe the amount of research that goes unreported because it doesn't have that "sexy" edge. I've recently done a press release on some research that I found pretty interesting but I have not had any success at all in getting it picked up. You win some, you lose some. I am so looking forward to seeing you tooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! Yes, I was pulled out of my blogger’s block by this particular issue – will see if this has got me started again!

You wouldn’t believe the amount of research that goes unreported because it doesn’t have that “sexy” edge. I’ve recently done a press release on some research that I found pretty interesting but I have not had any success at all in getting it picked up. You win some, you lose some.

I am so looking forward to seeing you tooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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