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Many psychological experiments have been valid and ethical, allowing researchers to make new treatments and therapies available, and giving other insights into our motivations and actions. Sadly, others have ended up backfiring horribly — ruining lives and shaming the profession. 10 Women Who Took Titles Normally Reserved For Men. Allow Us to Explain Captain Janeway was referred to as “Sir,” despite clearly not being a man.
Perhaps she was taking cues from Marcy from Peanuts, who called Peppermint Patty “Sir.” (Actually, it’s just military custom to refer to superiors as “sir,” no matter what gender they are.) And then Elizabeth Swann became the King of the Pirates. While women taking titles normally reserved for men shows up in fiction every once in a while, what’s more impressive is that it’s not a product of fiction — this happens in real life, more often than you’d think, and in pretty high places. Magazine Covers That Left Us Awestruck. I Heart Chaos & The year 2000 as envisioned in the year 1910. THIS DAY. 8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think.