Art Makes Cents for a Science that Makes Sense

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Scientists are supposed to search for the truth and solve problems. In reality, however, findings are made to suit powerful bodies. Research is designed to maximize the profit of those that can afford it. Art Makes Cents for a Science that Makes Sense is for independence and proper practice, and supported by a collection of CafePress shops. Buy T-shirts, posters, and more with unique designs for a science that makes sense!

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Eating Disorders

Most studies on eating disorders examined individual consumption and food-related thoughts of girls and women as if you could find what causes eating disorders within those that had one. Drug companies often financed research in this area and their products were recommended for treatment. Scientists developed psychiatric categories for this purpose.

The interactive context in which food is eaten and the social organization of food-related practices was ignored and overlooked. Across cultures, social norms that regulate eating behavior translate into unhealthy practices of food restriction and malnutrition for girls and women. The thinness ideal is a modern variation of ancient norms that regulate food consumption by gender. Food is distributed to the advantage of boys and men. Social stereotypes associate gender with distinct behavior. Unrestricted eating is perceived as masculine. In contrast to the traditional idea that bulimic symptoms are related to an actual or perceived deficit of feminine-typed attributes, my findings indicate that they are linked to a suppression of masculine-typed attributes in girls and women.

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Capitalizing on Chance and the Obesession to be Thin

Today bulimic eating signifies a personal problem that is associated with control and self-esteem deficits. However, in former times when food supply was uncertain, consuming large quantities and subsequent purging had the opposite meaning. It projected social superiority.

The standards changed when insurance companies came up with the BMI (Body Mass Index) tables during the 20th century. Many people that would have been eligible for standard insurance rates before had to pay higher rates because they were categorized as overweight. The new risk factor BMI increased the companies profit significantly, and was used by an enormous industry in a way that is thought to have caused much of the sudden "explosion" of eating disorders. Evidence that overweight is not a risk is ignored.

The BMI is computed by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. Anyone with a BMI over 25 would be classified as overweight and anyone with a BMI over 30 as obese. A normal weight person was supposed to live the longest, and the risk for morbidity and mortality was supposed to correlate with the degree of overweight. Insurance companies claimed their studies would show that. However, whenever you test a simple model like "BMI predicts morbidity" in a large sample, you are capitalizing on chance. Chances are two variables will be significantly related if the sample size is large enough because statistical tests of significance depend on sample size and model complexity.

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Sorry. Your Eating Disorder Doesn't Meet Our Criteria: Diagnosing psychiatric conditions is more of an art than a science. The New York Times
Scientific Fraud and the Power Structure of Science: Several prominent Australian cases illustrate how the denunciation of fraud helps to paint the rest of scientific behaviour as blameless.
WANTED: HITLER'S SCIENTISTS: According to Tom Bower, a BBC producer and the author of a book about Klaus Barbie, many of the Germans had Nazi pasts that were overlooked in the rush to take advantage of their scientific knowledge, to act on the realization that Hitler had developed a highly superior military technology and - most important of all - to keep the scientists out of the hands of the Russians. When objections were raised by some United States officials to the backgrounds of the scientists, their security dossiers were simply rewritten, in Orwellian fashion, by American military intelligence to exorcise the offending facts.
Gender-Related Self-Discrepancies and Bulimic Eating Behavior: Studies have found similar rates of eating disorders among women with little exposure to Western culture. Such findings suggest that the thinness ideal may be a modern variant of established social norms and rules that regulate food consumption to the disadvantage of females. Traditional practices include the distribution of food in the family in a way that privileges men and boys over girls and women.
Masculinity and the Sex-Specific Function of Dieting among Russian Students: In contrast to the traditional idea that bulimic symptoms come from an actual or perceived deficit of feminine-typed traits, my findings show a suppression of masculine-typed traits.
Gender identity is Linked to Bulimia: Social-psychological factors, in particular gender stereotypes, are thought to influence eating behavior and to cause disorders. Previous findings suggest that bulimic eating is linked to the suppression of masculine traits.
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The Enduring Relationship of Science and Art: Science and art naturally overlap. Both are a means of investigation.