Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Experiments

Universal basic income: German experiment bring surprising results (ctvnews.ca)
A German experiment gave people a basic monthly income. The effect on their work ethic was surprising
Economics, Germany, Social Experiments, Research
54 points by janandonly 13 days ago | 100 comments
Basic Income Pilot Project: Study results (pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de)
The pilot project followed 122 people for three years who received an unconditional sum of €1,200 every month. The control group included a further 1,580 people who did not receive any money.
Social Experiments, Economics, Germany, Basic Income
232 points by 3Vbgx5ro 16 days ago | 298 comments
I'm running a global social experiment – let's see what happens (ycombinator.com)
Social Experiments, Global Events
5 points by scopiPL 65 days ago | 8 comments
Who exactly needs to get approval from an institutional review board (IRB)? (dynomight.net)
Some of my favorite internet people sometimes organize little community experiments. Like, let’s eat potatoes and see if we lose weight. Or, let’s take some supplements and see if anxiety goes down. I’ve toyed with doing one myself, to see if theanine (a chemical in tea) really helps with stress.
Science, Research Ethics, Social Experiments, Community
211 points by gregorymichael 71 days ago | 157 comments
The Red Beads Experiment (2019) (medium.com)
“A bad system will beat a good person every time.”
Social Experiments, Psychology, Human Behavior
52 points by kiyanwang 131 days ago | 25 comments
Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty (theguardian.com)
Researchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish whether giving homeless people cash is a more effective way of reducing poverty than traditional forms of help.
Homelessness, Poverty, Social Experiments, UK, Government Programs
22 points by helsinkiandrew 153 days ago | 80 comments