Who knew?

[geekchick]

misia draws our attention to a survey that tells us that Capitol Hill summer interns really like to drink and get laid.

Well, hell. I (and frankly, anybody who's ever been anywhere within a hundred yards of a bar in DC in the summer) coulda told 'em that without having to waste time with the survey.

Okay, creative social scientists on my reading list: what "Thank you, Captain Obvious" studies do you think should get funded next?

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[winterbadger]

*Most* people like to drink and get laid! :-) Yes, there are some who are abstemious and some who don't like sex, but....

[crouchback.livejournal.com]

A study showing that the majority of religious Jews do not eat pork.

[boadiccea.livejournal.com]

*waves* Hi! Relatively new reader - married to chadu, btw, if you were wondering how I found you.

Anyway, all anyone has to do is sit on the metro with these fools to know they like to drink and get laid. On the ride home one evening, I was surrounded by about 10 of them, loudly discussing their plans for such activities, and then overheard them complaining that you're "not allowed to make out at any of the monuments or the park rangers will kick you out." (yes, direct quote, that.)

Some tourist mother sitting nearby was appalled that her three children had to hear that conversation.

[easy-living.livejournal.com]

A study published yesterday in the American Journal of Public Health and handily summarized at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, under the headline "Study suggests TV-watching lowers physical activity."

Quotable quote:

In multivariable analyses, each hour of television viewing on an average day was associated with 144 fewer steps per day and a decreased likelihood of accumulating 10000 steps per day.

Or, put even more simply, you don't get any exercise while sitting on your butt in front of the TV.