Human Behavior

We Need the Wisdom of Wikipedia – The LumberJack

Weve all been there. Youre sitting in a class. Your professor wants you to write a paper on the different types of asexual reproduction of the Sanderia malayensis jellyfish or some other arcane drivel. Your first reaction is to hit up Wikipedia. Then comes the kicker. You cant cite Wikipedia. You scowl and snarl under your breath.

Wikipedia is cool and it is useful. Turning a blind eye to Wikipedia as a reliable source is shortsighted and has implications beyond the realm of encyclopedias. Distrusting Wikipedia represents academias unwillingness to open the gates of collaborative truth-knowledge.

Scientific papers, meanwhile, are far from perfect.

Contrary to what your professors may tell you, Wikipedia, as a source, is statistically just as accurate as published encyclopedias for most of its content. A 2005 study by the Nature research journal, Internet encyclopaedias go head to head, found errors in both encyclopedias, but among the entries tested, the difference in accuracy was small.

Wikipedia, in their signature self-aware style, has reported on their own reliability as well. Wikipedia does not guarantee validity, but it is an invaluable research resource.

Inaccurate information on Wikipedia is usually corrected quickly. Hyperlinked citations back up nearly every claim made on an entry. The Sanderia malayensis jellyfishs page hosts six sources from international professionals, biologists and a handbook on poisonous jellies.

Scientific papers, meanwhile, are far from perfect. Soft sciences have suggested cures to unhappiness or boosts to confidence through simple behavioral change, but as other researchers try to replicate the experiments, their conclusions are significantly different. This indicates a serious error in the scientific method. If science isnt replicable, science is null.

In the last few years, a plethora of papers have fallen under criticism after researchers have failed to reproduce their resultsits been called the replication crisis. The crisis may have a few sources.

Mistakes happen on Wikipedia too and it is always essential to be critical of anything read.

First, its not hard to get published. The University of World News said in 2018 that too much scientific research is being published. It estimated nearly 30,000 scientific journals are in circulation, publishing approximately two million articles each year. They said the volume burdens the peer review system and makes it dysfunctional.

Second, the media likes to be the first to report on news, including science news. Journalists can be wrong and often are when it comes to reporting on science, especially when theyre grasping to be the first to report on new findings. These bad practices report inaccurate, unconfirmed, flawed science to their audience before the study can be replicated.

Mistakes happen on Wikipedia too and it is always essential to be critical of anything read. Search around, find supporting articles for any claim made and be aware that there may be flaws. But be able to recognize valid and sound knowledge.

Critical review by the editors of Wikipediawho can be any personis what makes Wikipedia so powerful and so accurate. Its the worlds largest encyclopediaabout 50 times larger than Britannicawith over six million entries and over 200,000 contributors. Wikipedia should serve as a banner for collaborationespecially between diverse groups.

In The wisdom of polarized crowds, a 2019 study from Nature Human Behavior, researchers found politically-diverse teams created more accurate entries than teams with less political diversity.

Wikipedia comes in clutch, often. Using it as a source may be frowned upon by professors, but a short chat with most of them and theyll say Wikipedia is an excellent place to start. The website is a tool, not a cheat code. It would be ignorant to ignore it, but if its used appropriately, maybe, just maybe, we could learn something about jellyfish.

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Of economics and love The Manila Times – The Manila Times

JOSEFINO R. GOMEZ

ECONOMICS is based on the belief that humans are rational. Therefore, we should not expect economists to discuss irrational subjects, such as love and marriage.

The late Gary Stanley Becker begged to differ, however. He revolutionized economics by applying microeconomic analysis to a wider range of human behavior and interaction including youve guessed it love and marriage. In a series of research papers in the 1970s, Becker laid out the framework for analyzing love and marriage. He showed that what seemed to be irrational life choices could be explained by rational choice theory. For a while, social scientists initially ignored, then mocked Beckers ideas on the nature of marriage before finally accepting it. In 1992, he won the Nobel prize for economics.

So, what presumptions and conclusions did he arrive at? Beckers approach was naturally based on rational individuals. Its based on two principles. According to him, people tie the knot because they get higher satisfaction (utility) from getting married than remaining single. Second, there is a marriage market, in the sense that men and women compete as they seek mates. Each person tries to find the best mate subject amid restricted market conditions.

Becker theorizes that each person will tend to pair with someone with whom the chances of maximizing their household production of goods and services are the highest. The set of household goods and services include tangible goods, as well as non-market goods, like shared hobbies and the thrill of raising kids.

If the couples level of satisfaction is determined by both market and non-market earnings, the time and effort spent on raising market earnings can reduce non-market earnings, and vice versa. This means you only have a limited resource, such as time, and spending time making money will mean less time in doing chores and with kids. Each couple will then try to allocate this limited resource. So if men are better at earning money in the labor market and women are better at taking care of the home and children, it then makes sense for them to combine forces through marriage so they can then specialize in what they each do best. Other things being equal, a high-earning male is more likely to marry a low-earning female, and vice versa.

Couples are most likely to have different earnings, but both theory and empirical evidence suggested one attracts more when it comes to other attributes, such as education or physical attractiveness. Becker argued that attributes like education or beauty are complementary inputs in the production of non-market goods and services, whereas wage income could be substituted and that a lack of complementary attributes might explain a huge number of separations among couples.

Gains from marriage are determined by how the division of labor occurs. If a lot of energy is spent on checking if a partner is performing his or her assigned role, then the net gains will be relatively less. Effort checking and auditing your partner are called transaction costs.

The gains also depend on whether a huge fraction of the output generated after marriage can be jointly shared. Love enhances the gains from marriage because each partner then cares about the utility (satisfaction) of the other. With love, transaction costs are lowered and the gains from marriage are increased. Love also increases the likelihood of increased production of shared family goods, thereby increasing these gains.

A paper titled The Essential Economics of Love by Martin Zelder asked the questions: Are economics and love compatible? And can an enduring connection be forged? It then concludes that [f]ew would argue that love is profound, although sometimes tragic.

Perhaps, the same assessment can be made of this endeavor to understand love with economics. This paper has argued that love is indeed produced, although perhaps not in the more organized or concerted fashion that other household commodities are produced.

As a consequence, love, by virtue of the special circumstances under which it is produced and consumed, is fraught with special problems, problems which, on the one hand, make it hard to produce as much love as is desirable, and on the other hand may imply that love is overproduced. But there is undoubtedly still much for economists to learn (and teach?) about love.

As for me, to increase the gains from marriage, we can learn the following from Beckers paper: contribute our skills and time to the household with our best ability (maximizing returns). Do it with love (less transaction costs) and finally share and acquire things that can be used and enjoyed by the household. (jointly sharing of output).

Finally Ill leave you with a quote from Benjamin Franklin: In times of stress, the three best things to have are an old dog, an old wife and ready money. Happy Hearts Month!

Josefino Gomez is a registered financial planner of RFP Philippines. To learn more about personal financial planning, attend the 82nd RFP program in March. For inquiries, email info@rfp.ph or text at 0917-9689774.

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See the best animated short films from around the world at the Art Theatre, Sunday the Hi-lo – Long Beach Post

This is a curated show with selections of the best animated short films created by students and professionals from around the world. That translates into 10 films from seven countries.

Its funny how animation has so rapidly grown from Saturday morning fodder to an art form that is arguably the most imaginative and thought-provoking in filmmaking today.

Here are some brief descriptions of the featured films, courtesy of event organizers:

Personal relationships are at the heart of several of the films in this years program, including Daria Kashcheevas International Student Academy Award-winning puppet animation Daughter, a deeply moving exploration of the ties between a father and daughter.

The Fox and the Bird by Sam & Fred Guillaume, is a beautifully observed fable about an unlikely friendship between the two eponymous characters.

Filmmaker Michael Frei and game designer Mario von Rickenbach provide a more clinical view of human behavior in their mesmerizing KIDS,which explores the nature of group dynamics.

The question of individual identity informs both Hounds by Amit Cohen and Ido Shapira and (Self-Narrative) by Graldine Charpentier. In the former, a highly domesticated dog undergoes a disturbing change when a pack of wild hounds gathers near his house, while the latter offers a clear-eyed and heartfelt look at a young girls journey to self-realization as a transgender person.

Joanna Luries mysterious and transcendent Flowing Through Wonder chronicles an extraordinary ritual and celebrates the transformative mystery that underlies life and death.

Natalia MirzoyansFive Minutes to Sea in which a young girl waits impatiently to go back in the sea, takes a more lighthearted approach while playing with conundrums of time and perspective.

The program is rounded out by Gil Alkabetzs Rubicon, a frenetic and very funny hand-drawn animation based on the classic riddle about how to ferry a wolf, a sheep, and a cabbage across a river without something getting eaten.

The 21st Annual Animation Show of Shows runs Friday, Feb. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Art Theatre, located at 2025 E. Fourth St. Showtimes are 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. For more information or to buy tickets, click here.

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11 Scary Facts About Driverless Car Technology | TheThings – TheThings

There's no denying the fact that there will be a lot more autonomous cars on the roads in the future. While the technology is still very much in the early development stages, it will most likely take on a snowball effect as soon as the manufacturers start to figure out the finer details. Even now there are several semi-autonomous vehicles on the roads, with Tesla and its "Autopilot" system being the most famous one.

But is it all good? Or should we be worried? Honestly, there's only one way we'll find out what's going to happen - we'll just have to wait and see. While there are certainly plenty of concerns surrounding self-driving cars, there's no stopping it now. Here are some of the scariest things about autonomous vehicles.

Even though hundreds of companies are now involved in various aspects of self-driving cars and the tech behind it, there's still a severe lack of safety standards. The information that's available about the technology is limited, and as yet there are not enough solid facts to create a baseline for these safety standards should be. An unregulated industry might be great for the manufacturers, but it means consumers will need to put in some extra work to make sure they're safe.

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One study that was published in Science Magazine showed that an occupant of a self-driving car risks being sacrificed by their own car if it meant many other people's lives would be saved. Who wants to be the owner of such an ungrateful and backstabbing car? It's quite a scary prospect, even if it's far-fetched.

The weather is actually one of the biggest issues when it comes to fully autonomous vehicles. Bad weather will result in a massive amount of data that the car will have to process as it's driving. This can cause problems with the computer and processors, which can lead to an emergency situation, and those may turn out to be more serious than one might think.

Studies have shown that if an emergency situation arises and a computer-controlled car needs to revert to human control, it can take as long as ten seconds before that person is fully re-engaged. There aren't many driving-related emergencies that provide you with a 10-second heads-up before you have to deal with them.

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Most people don't think about how many jobs are actually affected by self-driving cars. All public transport, truckers, taxi and Uber drivers, all types of deliveries, private chauffeurs, driving instructors... And what about the traffic police? Or those companies that make speed cameras?An advocacy group for professional drivers, called the Upstate Transportation Association, is actually so worried about this that they're trying to get New York to ban self-driving cars for 50 years.

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At first, driverless cars might make traffic worse as they will be very cautious during their "learning period." At least that's what a study by the U.K. Department for Transport found when they looked into it. The same government agency believes that traffic delays will increase until between 50% to 75% of all cars on the road are fully autonomous.

Now, when two cars meet at an intersection without any lights or signs, there is a certain level of non-verbal communication between drivers that usually sorts it out. Autonomous cars don't have a solution for this yet. Self-driving cars will need to learn to recognize facial expressions and body language in order to function properly in areas where there are pedestrians and/or a lack of signs and lights.

It's one thing for autonomous cars to recognize pedestrians and cyclists and what their body language means, but dealing with unpredictable people is something else entirely. While testing self-driving cars inSingapore, it was discovered that most of the near-accidents were caused by people jumping in front of the cars to see if they managed to stop in time.

What will happen if a car driven by a human will try to take advantage of a driverless car by deliberately not giving way? It's easy to say that there's a severe risk of an accident if they do and that it's the fault of a human, not the self-driving car - but that's not helping if you end up in the hospital, or worse! These situations are something motorcyclists face all the time, and best riders know what to look for to stay safe when surrounded by unpredictable people - automated cars don't know how to read these situations yet.

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Let's say they solve all these problems, so the cars will be communicating between themselves, all the roads are mapped out perfectly for them, and they learn to read human behavior... There's still a potential chance of component failure. A sensor or camera getting iced over, a broken cable or a bad connection - the only way to solve this is to use multiple sensors that "overlap" to ensure safety.

Right now, cars with self-driving tech are fairly self-contained, which minimizes the risk of real-time hacking. However, if cars will be communicating with each other and the road infrastructure in the future, the risk of hacking will increase exponentially. A Kelley Blue Book survey confirmed that almost everyone sees it as a potential problem in the next few years.

Sources: Science Mag, LinTech, Forbes, Technology

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Taking aim at the ‘Cult of the Gun’ – UCLA Newsroom

The story of America is a story of guns from the earliest days of expansion to the political divide of 2020 and every chapter reveals thorny questions about nation building, race and whose rights most deserve to be protected.

That premise guided the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Lecture Series recent event, during which historian, author and educator Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz discussed the gun love ingrained in U.S. culture.

The 390 million privately owned guns in the United States most of which are semiautomatic or high-caliber sidearms and rifles account for half the worldwide total, Dunbar-Ortiz said, even though Americans make up just 4% of the global population. Of American adults who own guns, 61% are white men.

The numbers tell part of the story, but society cannot make sense of gun hoarding and the cult of the gun if we dont deal with white nationalism, she added. And we cant deal with white nationalism without dealing with United States history.

Dunbar-Ortiz, author of Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment, interspersed her keynote address with insights from her own deep involvement with firearms as a young woman. Held at UCLAs Luskin Conference and Guest Center, the event included a panel discussion with Dunbar-Ortiz; Adam Winkler, a gun policy expert and professor of law at UCLA School of Law; Ismael Ileto, an activist fighting against gun violence and hate crimes; and moderator Brad Rowe, a lecturer at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and an expert in criminal justice policy.

What seems clear to me is that we cannot depend on the rush of adrenaline, the indignation, the inspiration that we feel after a tragic event to carry us through the hard work of policy reform, Rowe said.

The panelists related personal tales of loss, debated how to best effect change and discussed arguments over the reach of the Second Amendment.

Some gun control advocates believe the amendment was never intended to guarantee an individuals right to bear arms.

Dunbar-Ortiz offered a darker view of the founders intent: The violent appropriation of native land by white settlers was seen as an individual right in the Second Amendment one of several points in U.S. history when the right to bear arms was invoked to secure white privilege.

That long, intergenerational, violent struggle to take the land is why descendants of those mostly Anglo and Scots-Irish settlers today believe they are the authentic lords of the United States and should govern a kind of blood right, she said.

Even as she delivered blunt appraisals of modern-day policing, the National Rifle Association, Republican leaders and the Junior ROTC a program that she believes is responsible for the normalization of militarism for children Dunbar-Ortiz shared stories of her own immersion in gun culture. She grew up around firearms in rural Oklahoma, and in her 30s, she joined an armed radical-left group that amassed a huge arsenal.

A firearm slung over your shoulder or a 9 mm Browning tucked under your belt creates a sense of amplified power, without which you feel naked and vulnerable, she said. Guns are awesome. They are also beautiful objects that are addictive.

In addition to the mass shootings that capture headlines, access to guns is linked to alarming rates of suicide and domestic violence, and the evenings panelists grappled with how to stem the public health crisis.

It always boils down to whos in office, said Ileto, whose brother Joseph was shot to death in 1999 by a white supremacist who had also attacked children at a Jewish community center in Granada Hills.

We can march and march, we can do all these panels, we can do all the conferences we want, and nothing will be changed. Nothing will move [us] forward to a safer society until we change the ones who can change the law, Ileto said.

Winkler pointed to the divide between U.S. lawmakers some of whom are beginning to champion gun safety reforms, which were once taboo and U.S. courts, which appear on the verge of expanding gun rights.

I think many people who follow this area feel that the Supreme Court is likely to step back into the Second Amendment fray maybe even to outlaw bans on military-style rifles or to outlaw bans on high-capacity magazines or to say its a constitutional requirement for cities like Los Angeles to allow people to carry guns on our streets, Winkler said.

Rowe invited those who would preserve or expand gun rights to join the conversation.

If we do hope to develop long-lasting gun reform, it cannot be done in a vacuum and without consideration for the legitimate claims of gun advocates, he said.

Dunbar-Ortiz offered a counterpoint. Invoking her extensive experience with communities fraught with guns, she said, I dont think its worth your time to try to convert them, frankly.

Instead, she called on passionate grassroots organizers to fight for gun control laws at the state and local levels.

I think the social movements are going to be more important than candidacy to change things, she said. But, she cautioned, I doubt that any common-sense firearms regulation can be enacted until the Second Amendment is understood to represent white supremacy and genocide.

The event, covered by C-SPAN, was part of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 25th anniversary commemoration. Gary Segura, dean of the Luskin School, said the evenings topic was chosen to stimulate conversation and turn research and critical thinking into action the core mission of the Luskin Lecture Series.

Whether it is immigration, whether its crime, incarceration, violence against women, mental health issues, suicide prevention and many, many other issues, guns are deeply connected to the work and the challenges that we try to address at the Luskin School, Segura explained during his welcoming remarks.

The widespread impact of gun culture was reflected in the events numerous sponsors, which included the nonprofit Women Against Gun Violence, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences, Health Equity Network of the Americas, the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, UCLA Law, and the social welfare and public policy programs at the Luskin School.

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15 Seemingly Innocent Kids’ Shows That Are Littered With Controversy – TheThings

Kids shows are designed for children to watch, yet somehow there seems to be a lot of controversy that surrounds their content. More often than we'd like,children's shows are criticized for containing contentorelements don't align with the audience they were created for.

The truth is that many parents rely on the distraction of television to entertain their kids while they multitask around the house, so it's pretty important to be able to flick on a children's show and walk away, trusting that the content is going to be age-appropriate. Let's take a look at some of the most popular kids shows that are riddled with controversy.

Ren and Stimpy is a cartoon with a fan base comprised of both adults and children. That may be because of the fact that there's enough adult content in there to remain entertaining to the grown-ups, but too much to be comfortable for parents. The characters are often depicted in situations considered to be grotesque and inappropriate for young viewers, not to mention the dangerous stunts and actions they're constantly displaying.

In one particular episode, Bob The Builder was experiencing difficulties while wallpapering, and out of nowhere, viewers swear they heard him drop an F-bomb. The network denied the claims, stating his words were intentionally muffled, but DailyMail reported on the occurrence and the backlash from angry parents around the world.

Does Dora have parents? She certainly doesn't ask them for permission before she goes anywhere. Parents of young children who tune in to this show have complained about the fact that Dora seems to just leave when she sees fit as she embarks on wild adventures. This may seem like a simple concern, but parents can't risk their children mimicking this behavior and leaving home without consent the way this show demonstrates.

It's easy to let our guard down around Barney. He's a big purple dinosaur that sings about loving one another and making friends. While this may seem harmless, not all parents are aligned with his vision. In one particular episode, Barney educates viewers by saying "a stranger is a friend you haven't met yet", encouraging kids to talk to strangers. It's pretty clear why this wouldn't sit well with parents trying to keep their kids out of harm's way.

Spongebob Squarepants may be a show better reserved for older children. The content and actions of the characters may not be suitable to younger audiences that can't differentiate between fact and fiction. The characters frequently perform stunts that young kids may be apt to mimic. There are so many entirely adult-based jokes that appear on this show, that Screen Rant dedicated an entire segment to them.

Paw Patrol appears innocent at first glance. There aren't many parents that would complain about this show, however some perceive it to be a bit too "frantic" for their children. There's always a tragic occurrence followed by a rescue, and some of the incidents involve crashes and tense moments. Kids internalize these scenes with far greater sensitivity andthe content may be too traumatic for some youngsters.

As a whole, Sesame Street has earned a lot of trust and respect from parents. However, the guest appearances that keep the show fresh and fun can oftentimes introduce a very adult layer of complexity. Human behavior can't be controlled the way puppets can be, Mike Rowe being a prime example. He appeared on the show and made made the comment; "I always wanted to go in through the back door" when speaking to Oscar. Most children wouldn't catch this point of reference, but it still left parents angered and dismayed.

The debate about racial depictions within the Curious George show is a deep-rooted and long standing one. Many scholars have weighed in on this topic, citing the fact that Georgerepresented a slave, and that the showwas promoting white supremacy.BU reports that academics and parents alike have questioned the show's subliminal messages for many years.

This show is an entertaining one, but it's tough to deny the fact that it portrays some downrightdisturbing things.Common Sense Media reports on an episode which was described as "creepy and dark". At one point "a lady breathes in Captain K'nuckles face and his skin peels off". In another instance, "K'nuckles has a daydream were Flapjack pours candy down his throat and a barber threatens to stab Flapjack in the face with a spear."

This show has more hate on social media than we can describe. Common Sense Media describes parent reactions to this show as being immensely negative. While a few butt jokes here and there may be funny, kids are likely to take them way too far. There are also numerous references to death, hangovers, and skinny dipping - none of which seem appropriate for young viewers.

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It's really hard to admit that this show isn't appropriate, because we all love it so much. Somehow the older generation seemed unscathed while watching this, but as awareness surrounding children's exposure to topics on TV heightens, it's easy to see that this show is inappropriate. There's an abundant use of guns and weapons and an ever-present array of moments in which the characters are being lumped on the head and repeatedly hit with blunt objects.

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The hits keep coming when it comes to parental debate against this show. Adventure Time is riddled with sexual connotations and exploitative language that is inappropriate for many young viewers. NME highlights moments using terminology such as "it goes in my butt", "don't flaunt it if you're not gonna give it up", and "I wanted you to bite me." We're pretty sure there's no further explanation required on this one...

Another classic is now under scrutiny! This show was passable in the past, but is now heavily "under fire" for its use of weaponry and depiction of ongoing violence. It is riddled with the use of guns, weapons, and sharp objects, all of which are frequently used to visibly strike other characters. Clearly this is not ok for young viewers to internalize or mimic in their daily lives.

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Ranker reports that this show is riddled with issues and is under constant scrutiny, making us wonder how it has managed to stay on-air as long as it has. In an example of clear disregard for young viewers, the episode Tentacool and Tentacruelaired a mere 4 weeks after the 9/11 attacks, despite the fact that it depict aTentacool destroying a skyscraper. Clearly this wasn't very well thought out, nor should children be subjected to this sort of content.

This may be viewed as being "too fussy", but if you live in certain parts of the world, you know better than to make jokes about being exposed to spiders. An episode of Peppa Pig titled "Mister Skinny Legs" clearly tells viewers that "spiders can't hurt you", and The Guardian reported on the fact that it had to be taken off-air. In some parts of the world, spiders absolutely can hurt you, and this message to children was riddled with the potential for serious harm.

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The new STEAM version of the app includes the human Actions module, with animations of joints and bones. This update brings you more stunning features, such as multiple workspaces, a live anatomy annotation tool during navigation, a unique topographic anatomy layout, help tutorials, and visualization of anatomy with incredible detail.

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Bored ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Fans Claim They Want to Stop Watching, But Can’t – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

TV shows that know when to leave the airwaves early have always benefited from doing so, even if theyre usually bothered for years to reboot (which some have). Other shows have arguably stayed around way past their prime, yet just become forces of habit with their loyal viewers.

In the minds of Greys Anatomy viewers, there seems to be two camps thinking the show is still worthy of its 17 seasons, then others who think it should have ended a while ago.

Is it true some long-running series just continue to chug along based on viewer habit rather than the show truly being worthy of continuing? Its worth looking at this a little more carefully and how this measures up for past classic shows and those in the future.

If going by fan reaction on places like Reddit of late, a lot of Greys fans are merely continuing to watch because they always have. Or, they dont seem to have anything better to do.

This alone says something about viewer habits and a curious case of people being bored in a time when there are a million entertainment options. Yes, with all the streaming and other things to do, its kind of amazing some people say they only watch Greys because its there and couldnt seem to find anything else.

Maybe its a sign of streaming fatigue and everybody being maxed out on shows/movies watched on places like Netflix. Or, it may also be an indicator of people cutting the cord and maybe watching TV over-the-air for free.

Should this be the case, its great news for mainstream networks like ABC where viewership has been hemorrhaging for years.

Theres a good reason why soap operas arent completely dead either, outside of ratings being lower than they were 20 or 30 years ago. Many of the stories can still be addicting when in serialized format, hence keeping viewers tuning in to see the outcomes.

Greys has frequently worked the same way, giving a good explanation for why devoted fans keep tuning in. What does it say, though, when everyone complains about the diminished writing and supposed phoned-in performances on Greys?

Should Shonda Rhimes look at those comments carefully and consider ending the show before it starts to become like a zombified TV series? One could maybe argue some shows of the past (and a few other current long-running ones) dealt with the same situations.

A lot of arguments have been made about a few classic shows that ran for a decade (or more) sticking around merely because they had diehard fans. Shows like Gunsmoke and Lassie stayed on the air for 20 years, yet its worth arguing both went on at least five years to a decade too long.

Cheers and Frasier are more examples of arguably going a few years overboard if still finishing with great writing and ratings. Nowadays, more than a few shows are already surpassing the runs of the above sitcoms and dramas.

The Simpsons is currently the longest-running fictional show in history at 31 seasons, followed by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Nobody can say those shows are running on fumes.

With this in mind, Greys may have to make a serious decision if it keeps heading toward a 20th season.

Lets not forget how much groundbreaking the show did in its earlier days. Having three women as the leads was already a major moment for TV, not including the diversity of the cast. Also, the stories have stayed compellingly close to the headlines, not including some experimental episodes never before tried.

All of that should be remembered if the show is truly coasting now. Not all fans think its gone downhill, even if Reddit is a stronger barometer than some want to admit.

Before the show does become too complacent, it should go back to doing more innovative things like it did in the beginning so it ends at a high point.

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Immunology

THE REAL POLLEN COUNT: Grass season spreading to the coast – Health24

Amid the highest recorded pollen counts in history, Health24 will be bringing you exclusive pollen count updates courtesy of the UCT Lung Institute's Allergy and Immunology Unit.

Here are the major city updates for 20 February:

Cape Town (Western Cape)

Low grass counts were detected during this sampling week. Tree levels were low and included white stinkwood and pine. Weed levels were also low and the types identified were the daisy family, goosefoot and Erica. Moulds were low.

Count: 2 (very low) [Last week: 0 (very low)]

Johannesburg (Gauteng)

Grass counts were moderate throughout this sampling week. Very few tree pollens were in the air, with only a few grains of cypress and eucalyptus. Weeds were also low, with predominantly daisy detectable. Fungal spores were low.

Count: 18 (moderate) [Last week: 11 (moderate)]

Pretoria (Gauteng)

Overall counts were in the high range with grass pollen high to very high on most days of the sampling week. Tree pollen was minimal with only cypress, mulberry and eucalyptus detected.

Weed pollen, in the form of daisy was only detectable on two days. Fungal spores at the upper end of the low range, with aspergillosis and Cladosporium dominant.

Count: 35 (high)

Kimberley (Northern Cape)

Count: 12 (moderate) [Last week: 33 (high)]

Durban (KZN)

Grass levels were high at this sampling site. Tree loads increased, and were dominated by birch, with eucalyptus and white stinkwood also recorded. Weed levels were low, including ragweed.

Count: 45 (high) [Last week: 24 (high)]

Port Elizabeth

Grass levels were low. Tree were low and included Casuarina, Morella (waxberry)and yellowwood.

Weeds were low and the types detected were protea, the daisy family and Caryophyllaceae (the carnation family). Moulds were low, but increased after rain.

Count: 5 (low) [Last week: 1 (very low)]

Bloemfontein

Count: 97 (very high) [Last week: 114 (very high)]

See the full report HERE.

Reference ranges:

Overall, Trees, Grasses and Weeds all use the same values (grains per cubic metres of air).

Overall count is the daily average of pollen grains per cubic metres of air (trees plus grasses plus weeds)

In partnership with the UCT Lung Institute's Allergy and Immunology Unit.

As the pollen problem worsens, precise and expanded monitoring becomes even more essential. And here's how you can help.

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