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Life in the Baby Universe: The Physics of Babies (2014)
- stjo 6y ago> recent research shows that the more you talk to your child, the higher the child’s IQ will be. The fine print that the researchers don’t mention is that this IQ boost comes at your expense, as you must donate those IQ points to the child via non-stop one-way conversations: “Look. Yams. Mmmmm. You like yams. You liked yams yesterday. Oooh, yaaaaaams.” Full of great quotes like this one.
- philshem 6y agoI'm glad you liked it. It was fun to write - it seems like centuries ago. (maybe) coming soon: The Physics of Teenagers
- philshem 6y agoI just ported this article from Medium to my personal blog, so I thought maybe it was a good time to post to HN. It's funny reading about oneself parenting -- 7 years later.