Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why do Australians Love the Word “Cunt”
We use it casually in the UK too, when I moved to the U.S. I quickly discovered how easy it was to offend an entire store full of people when addressing my friend as a cunt on the phone.
Why does everyone hate comcast?
They stand against innovation by working in what is essentially a monopoly. They have outrageously high prices for outrageously low-quality products. Other countries have internet that is 5-6 times fa
Why is sexual reproduction so much more common than asexual? Fundamentally, what makes it better?
I'm not a scientist, but logic seems to dictate the idea of genetic diversity. The lack thereof tends to produce health problems in many species. Based on the concept of natural selection, the species
Why did Tipper Gore get so much hate from the music industry and fans during 1985 for wanting parental guidelines on music?
People thought they wanted to ban/censor music because that's exactly what they wanted to do. And they did it successfully at the time with Body Count's song Cop Killer. They put so much pressure on t
Why do hackers feel the need to release private information to the public like officals’ names and addresses? What do they gain from this?
The same thing that kid in middle school got out of making fun of your shoes and squirting ketchup on them. Publicity and embarrassment. Bullies thrive off of the reaction they get out of it, my assum
Why does it feel strange walking on an escalator that isn’t moving
I don't know why it feels strange for you, but for me the pitch (how high the steps are) feels weird. Specifically, it's too tall. Give this a read; it's the closest thing I can find to a direct answe
Why do countries dispute uninhabited, useless territory?
Islands are great to own, because they give you ownership of all the water around them for many kilometers, including all the fish, oil, or whatever else might be down there. Mountains are great to ow
Why do we have the capacity to hate ourselves?
Free thought and free will has many positives and negatives. Increased intelligence means that we also can see the uglier sides of things, and well....
Why is laughter contagious?
Because your brain is wired to react to social cues. These reactions, like joining in a laugh, are survival traits for social animals. To survive as part of a group, empathic behavior is mandatory, it
Why do bagels have a hole in the middle? I feel like a bagel without a hole would be delicious
Because it wouldn't be a bagel without the hole. Also, > The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides *providing for a more even cooking an