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Well, we could have told you this without a research project!

According to the findings of a study conducted by Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, adults with lower intelligence are more prone to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which, because they stress a resistance to change, also leads to prejudice!

According to social and cognitive psychologist Brian Nosek:

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When Harvard researcher Andras Tilcsik finished composing two faux resumes — one boasting a leadership position in an LGBT organization and the other in a progressive organization — he sent them both to the same 1,700 job openings.

The latter received more phone calls…

The resume without sexuality reference had an 11.5 percent chance of receiving an interview, while the resume with a reference to the applicant's sexuality only scored a 7.2 percent chance.

Andras also found that Southern and Mid-Western states were the main culprits:

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In case you aren't aware, this generation is busy. Like super busy. So busy, that like, real human communication is a real hassle. They just don't have the time to have a voice-to-voice conversation like their parents did. That takes sooooo much energy and concentration.

As we were hip to this tune, we didn't find it that surprising to learn that according to a new study, almost one-third of U.S. adults prefer to be reached by text message rather than a voice call on their cell phone.

The study alos found the most frequent texters are Americans 18-24, who on average send 109.5 messages each day or 3,200 texts each month. As for the rest of the country: 73% of U.S. adults text and 83% of U.S. adults are cell owners.

Really? Only 83%? That doesn't seem high enough!

And yes, out of all the statistics just presented to us, that is the one the baffles us.

How much time do U spend texting? Would U say you text more than U make actual calls?

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The penis never lies, y'all!

Research has revealed that the more homophobic a man is, the more aroused he feels by images of gay male porn!

According to the study at the University of Georgia, heterosexual men were asked how comfortable they are around gay men. Depending on the scores, the men were divided into two groups: homophobic and not. Then, they were shown three, four-minute porns: one straight, one lesbian, and one gay, with a device attached to their junk that measures PURELY SEXUAL arousal. This is where the results get inneresting.

Apparently, when viewing the lesbian and straight porn, both the homophobic and non-homophobic mean showed arousal. But it was during the gay sex, however, that ONLY the homophobic men got excited!

Ha! Can't say we're too shocked by this!

As this study proves, a little self-loathing can go a long way, and it's just so sad that someone could hate what was inside of them so much that they'd viciously project it onto others more accepting of themselves.

So sad. Fascinating, but sad!

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If you are looking to fine-tune your gaydar, Ohio State University psychologists might have some useful information for your arsenal. According to a recent study conducted at the school, gay men have a tendency to pronounce vowel sounds differently than straight men, thus they become discernible from heterosexual males.

Seven gay and seven straight men participated in the study in which they were asked to pronounce single-syllable words. Study participants were then asked to listen to the men recite these words, like "food" or "mass", and then decide which orientation the man identified with. According to the results, 75% of the participants were able to determine the correct orientation of the guys just by listening to them speak.

Fascinating…or is it?

We wonder…do U think you could correctly determine someone's sexual preference simply by listening to their voice? Is that a realistic indicator? We're somewhat skeptical ourselves. Inflection is such a tricky thing.

Thoughts?

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Suicide is a horrible, horrible tragedy. So any news about its rate being lower is always welcomed.

In an interesting new study, teen suicide rate is significantly lower in areas that support equality and are gay-friendly, with higher proportions of same-sex couples and schools with gay-supportive policies!

Here are some statistics:

The study of 32,000 Oregon high school students, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their straight peers.

Even straight teens had higher rates of suicide attempts in more socially conservative areas.

Hatzenbuehler used social data on high school juniors from 34 counties in Oregon from 2006 to 2008. He then created a social score for each county, based on prevalence of gay and lesbian couples; the proportion of schools with GSAs and anti-bullying policies; and the percentage of registered Democrats.

LGB teens who lived in counties with lower social environment scores had a 22% higher rate of suicide attempts than those living in areas with higher scores.

Sometimes depression and suicidal feelings can't be avoided no matter the location, but this news is extremely positive. It just goes to show that equality and fellow human acceptance and understanding is a very powerful thing!

Everyone should be making everyone feel comfortable and safe, regardless if depression is involved, but especially if it is!

Equality and understanding for all!

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Ha! What an inneresting thing to find out!

There was a study done on a dating site, and some cool comparisons were made:

"A dating site compared users' music tastes with responses to the question "how far would you go on a first date?" and found Coldplay fans to be prudes (preferences instead include cuddling, caterwauling, staring into someone's green eyes, etc.). Other acts whose fans are not likely to have sex on the first date are Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Kings of Leon."

We wonder what it is about that taste in music that would reflect that kind of resistance to getting mad rutty on a first date! It's too bad that the study doesn't really delve into the causes!

So who do the ready and willing listen to?

"Acts whose fans will totally give it up on a first date include Nirvana, Metallica, Linkin Park, Kanye West, and Gorillaz. Perhaps this study should have also been broken down by gender."

We agree! That would be an added tidbit, for sure!

So, do U listen to Coldplay? Do U get busy on the first date OR is this study spot-on??

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Inneresting!

According to a study, we're watching more TV on a computer than we do on a TV!

Here's what the source says:

"That is according to a just-released consumer research study from PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). The study found that across all age groups, respondents watched 12.4 hours of TV shows/videos and movies online, while only 8.9 hours of that content on network TV and basic and pay cable."

So, how are people watching things?

The smallest way is on mobile phones and platforms, the largest being the actual computers.

Even more interesting is to look at the figures for how people are obtaining movie content (legally, of course):

When asked about the ways they obtain movie content, only 12.9% cited purchasing via VOD from their cable company, which put that ninth on the list behind streaming from Hulu for free (30.7%), renting from an actual brick and mortar store (23.3%), or borrowing one from a friend or relative (19.8%). The two top answers were renting an actual copy from a Netflix (42.6%) and renting an online copy (31.7%).

Netflix is pretty rad, we do have to say, but it's also kinda staggering to see it there at 42.6%! Times really are changing, LOLz!

So, how do U watch TV and movies??

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