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There are many wonderfully humorous articles on the Cracked.com website. I have found a few that really really apply to social psychology. First let me say that yes, I am fully cognizant of the fact that Cracked.com is primarily humor based blogs with occasional adult only content. Now you know too, so don't complain if you see something adult oriented.

The first article I want to share with everyone is “5 Scientific Ways the Internet is Dividing Us”
http://www.cracked.com/article_19860_5-scientific-ways-internet-dividing-us.html

This particular little gem provides some intriguing and critical information, evaluation and dialogue about the nepharious ways group polarization is being pushed to the extreme. Please read the entire article to get the lowdown dirty details. But for those that can't wait here's the list:

#5 New algorithms that make sure you only talk to people you agree with
#4 New methods to make misinformation spread faster
#3 User-submitted news sites that create thought bubbles
#2 Discussion formats that encourage us to be negative
#1 The divisive gap between internet users and everyone else

If that doesn't wet your appetite to actually read the article there's no damn hope.

The second article I wanted to share with everyone is "The 6 cruelest science experiments ever done were done on kids"

http://www.cracked.com/article_19993_the-6-cruelest-science-experiments-ever-were-done-kids.html

This article provides an interesting perspective on some very classic well known studies many of which are from the field of psychology. I will be honest here. I've known about most of these for a very long time. It never occured to me that they could be considered cruel in any way. This article gave me something to think about for sure. I always learn a bit more when I try to look at things from someone else's perspective. Please read the article and see what you think. I bet most of you have heard of at least a few of these studies. Here's the list to get you going:

#6 Put kids in the wilderness, make them go to war
#5 Programming kids for violence, then turning them loose on a clown
#4 The broken toy experiment
#3 Tempting babies to crawl off a cliff
#2 Using orphans as practice babies
#1 Turning a ruined penis into a lifelong experiment