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Research Finds Link Between Inflation and Laughter In Federal Reserve Meetings

Posted by samzenpus on from the wild-ride dept.

schliz writes "A one percentage point increase in an inflation forecast brings about a 75% rise in laughter, according to an American University PhD student, who studied transcripts of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve. Laughter usually comes in response to witticisms during a meeting at the time of the inflation forecast, and has been shown to be a mechanism for coping with the stress of a perceived threat."

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  1. AGW FRAUD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Hey morons why aren't you talking about the GW fraud?

    http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-climate-change-uncertainty-20130923,0,791164.story

    "Since just before the start of the 21st century, the Earth's average global surface temperature has failed to rise despite soaring levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and years of dire warnings from environmental advocates. Now, as scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gather in Sweden this week to approve portions of the IPCC's fifth assessment report, they are finding themselves pressured to explain this glaring discrepancy. "

    Imagine that. Scientists being asked to explain why their science doesn't seem to be working out. The nerve.

    "Though scientists don't have any firm answers, they do have multiple theories."

    Uh huh. They don't have theories, they have wild speculation. Morons.