Random Jabber Jibber thread

About 5 years ago, my kid turned me on to a YT science/physics series called V Sauce, and the show's producer/founder, Michael Stevens. Michael is a little off, it is part of the show's charm, but you can tell there is something wrong with him. Super intelligent dude, though. V Sauce produces another series call Mind Field, and I watched that with my son with delight, and we would talk about the episodes often. Since that time, Michael has produced more seasons, so I just sat down to watch the second. You may have heard of philosophical/psychological thought experiment called The Trolley Problem, which presents the dilemma of what you would do if there were 5 people on one track, and only 1 person standing on another track, with a trolley quickly approaching. If you do nothing the 5 people are hit and killed, if you pull a lever and switch the train to the second track, 5 live and one dies. When asked, most people think that they would pull the lever. Well, in episode 1 of this new season, sociopath that he is, Michael decides to run this experiment irl. He does consult a university's ethic's board and several other psychologists on how to cause the least psychological damage to the study's participants, but that's for us. He was gonna do it, anyway. This episode was difficult for me to watch, but impossible not to. Kinda like an actual train wreck. Enjoy!




Fun Fact - most people who say they would flip the switch to save 5 would not physically push the one guy in front of the train to save the 5 in a similar life and death scenario. Interesting...
 
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