- In test of wisdom, new research favours a “Yoda” over “Spock” approach: Wise reasoning does not align with uniform emotional down-regulation, as portrayed by Spock, but accompanies one’s ability to recognize and balance a wide range of emotions, as portrayed by Yoda, suggests a new study (n=3,678). https://uwaterloo.ca/news/news/test-wisdom-new-research-favours-yoda-over-spock 34 comments science