It's Getting Kind of Hot Out There.... : The Scientific Activist

By illconsidered on April 8, 2010.

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If You Want Someone To Remember What You Said, Cuss

A few days ago, there was an interesting discussion of swear words in the blogosphere (

Are we more likely to notice arousing things, or just more likely to remember them?

Last week we discussed two experiments in a report by Adam Anderson about how the phenomenon of attentional blink is modified when the task includes arousing words.

Potty-mouth your way to the center of attention

[originally posted December 9, 2005]

Potty-mouth your way to the center of attention

A few months ago, Jon Stewart opened the eyes of his Daily Show audience when he interviewed the author of the book On Bullshit. Viewers accustomed to hearing the familiar bleep when Stewart enters foul-mouth mode were surprised to find that the word came through completely uncensored.

Thanks for the shout out. Given that my apartment building still hasn't turned on the AC for the summer, I'm especially feeling the heat right now.

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