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Thought Experiment #2  It seems counterintuitive that changing a caption on a photograph changes it’s meaning. A photo’s significance can differ depending on angle, lighting, focus, and many other elements, but the text connected to it can flip a photo … Continue reading →

Favoritism and bias between judges in Olympic skating events gets a perfect 10. I find it counterintuitive that favoritism and bias in olympic events is even being brought up in a technologically and socially advance society like ours. Cheating is … Continue reading →

I find it counterintuitive that a Pizza Hut is within sight of a historical sphinx. The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest pyramid in Egypt. Along with the pyramid you get to see the beautiful sight of a sphinx … Continue reading →

Surviving the Shower It seems counterintuitive that surviving a daily shower is not an issue for most Americans, but for some elders their daily showers are full of risk. Older Americans, ages 75 and up, are at risk for injury … Continue reading →

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-04/vancouver-combats-heroin-giving-its-addicts-best-smack-world It’s very counterintuitive that the city of Vancouver has tried to lower the drug problem in the city but yet they have a safe zone called Insite. Insite is a place where nurses monitor and allow addicts to shoot … Continue reading →

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/men-defining-rape-history I think it’s counterintuitive that since the beginning of early civilization, men controlled the leniency of laws and consequences of rape, even tough in most cases, the men were the ones to blame for the incident. It is ironic … Continue reading →

Men Defining Rape: A History It seems counterintuitive that there is a long history of men defining the rules of rape and its consequences, and there is still room for improvement in the seemingly advanced twenty first century. Todd Akin’s claim … Continue reading →

1)  It seems counterintuitive that men should be the ones who define what rape is, given that they are statistically less likely to be raped.  However, throughout the entirely of history, this has largely been the case.  Even as long … Continue reading →

The Cruelest Show on Earth It seems counter-intuitive that circuses are taking majestic and docile creature out of their natural habitat and exposing them to disease. Elephants are currently on the list of endangered species and circuses are doing very little when … Continue reading →

Do Toms Shoes Really Help People? It seems counterintuitive to think that “buy-one-give-one” companies like Toms actually may not be helping as much as one might think, however that seems to be the problem. Certain companies, such as Toms, have … Continue reading →