RE: Weird & Interesting science, take 2
02-24-2026, 09:02 AM (This post was last modified: 02-24-2026, 09:03 AM by robkelk.)
02-24-2026, 09:02 AM (This post was last modified: 02-24-2026, 09:03 AM by robkelk.)
Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School say that popular artists releasing new albums appears to cause traffic fatalities.
Non-technical article on The Register
Working paper (not yet peer-reviewed) on NBER
Non-technical article on The Register
Quote:The results were, if not surprising, then at least statistically significant.
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According to their analysis of the data, the total number of streams on the release date for major albums increases by nearly 40 percent. Traffic fatalities on those same days also increased, though by a more modest 15 percent.
Working paper (not yet peer-reviewed) on NBER
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Boycotting most products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada