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Competing Tendencies of Aggression and Escape
Heat and Criminality
Into the cauldron of a major midwestern railroad hub, in the midst of the worst wave of heat since, uh, last summer, we return again to the Game Night HQ for the usual mayhem.
Nothing for it but to unravel the motives, the opportunity, the usual suspects.
Yes, but, why?
Intermission: Dr. Kirby affirms his reality.
Tell us about it, man.
I think I have one of those black coats of the forgotten ones.
Cornering the ring in Tirad
Now, what about the connection between heat and insanity?
Around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, assault rates started to fall, a trend that dovetailed with a hypothetical explanation for heat-induced violence in which being uncomfortable provokes competing tendencies of both aggression and escape. At low to moderate levels of discomfort, people lash out, but at high levels they just want to flee.
Into the cauldron of a major midwestern railroad hub, in the midst of the worst wave of heat since, uh, last summer, we return again to the Game Night HQ for the usual mayhem.
Nothing for it but to unravel the motives, the opportunity, the usual suspects.
Yes, but, why?
Intermission: Dr. Kirby affirms his reality.
Tell us about it, man.
I think I have one of those black coats of the forgotten ones.
Cornering the ring in Tirad
Now, what about the connection between heat and insanity?
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