The original experimental idea seems entirely listless I have no idea how it was ever supposed to work without having a proverbial dungeon master. That the DM was on the research team is borderline malpractice - it would have made infinitely more sense to have someone familiar with the prison system serve as a "warden" directing guards - but I am baffled anyone thought no direction would work. I would be lost by hour 2. I have no idea what being a prison guard entails! We'd just be RPing Shawshank Redemption at a certain point
On the topic of failed replication on TV shows have either of you seen this clip from the excellent Food Unwrapped where they try to replicate a study about plate sizes affecting the amount eaten and it went completely the opposite way round? https://youtu.be/yrB9MAG7cEU?si=ZtKT4_a7RR45X6vp
The original experimental idea seems entirely listless I have no idea how it was ever supposed to work without having a proverbial dungeon master. That the DM was on the research team is borderline malpractice - it would have made infinitely more sense to have someone familiar with the prison system serve as a "warden" directing guards - but I am baffled anyone thought no direction would work. I would be lost by hour 2. I have no idea what being a prison guard entails! We'd just be RPing Shawshank Redemption at a certain point
On the topic of failed replication on TV shows have either of you seen this clip from the excellent Food Unwrapped where they try to replicate a study about plate sizes affecting the amount eaten and it went completely the opposite way round? https://youtu.be/yrB9MAG7cEU?si=ZtKT4_a7RR45X6vp
No, but that's very funny. I'm not surprised, given the author of the original study on that topic... https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/19/17879102/brian-wansink-cornell-food-brand-lab-retractions-jama