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Robert O. Deaner

  • Professor of Psychology, Grand Valley State University
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Behavioral Science Needs to Return to the Basics

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By April Bleske-Rechek, Michael Bernstein, Robert O. Deaner
| Skeptic Magazine Verified
Over the past decade behavioral science, particularly psychology, has come under fire from critics for being fixated on progressive political ideology, most notably Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The critics’ evidence is, unfortunately, quite strong. For example, a recent volume, Ideological and Political Bias in Psychology,1 recounts many incidents of scholarly censorship and personal attacks that a decade ago might have only been conceivable as satire.
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The secret to the perfect curveball is 4 million years old

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By Michael Lombardo, Robert O. Deaner
| Inverse Verified
Pitchers’ fastballs are getting better and better. From 2008 to 2020, the average speeds of all major league baseball pitches combined rose by between 1.5 mph and 2 mph. In the 2019 season, nearly 90 percent of the 281 pitchers who threw more than 1,000 pitches threw fastballs that averaged over 90 mph. The 100 mph fastball – once a newsworthy event – is now relatively common.
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How humans became the best throwers on the planet

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By Robert O. Deaner
| The Free Lance-Star Verified
How humans became the best throwers on the planet (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Michael P. Lombardo, Grand Valley State University and Robert Deaner, Grand Valley State University (THE CONVERSATION) Pitchers’ fastballs are getting better and better. From 2008 to 2020, the average speeds of all major league baseball pitches combined rose by between 1.5 mph and 2 mph.
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