hrolfgar

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   by hrolfgar 6y ago

   Sort of like the prisoners' dilemma; at the end of the day, the selfish actors will choose to locally optimize. Btw, this argument about the sex ratio stabilizing at 1:1 is known as Fisher's principle. Fisher made another really i
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   by hrolfgar 6y ago

   It seems odd that Dodge has the top score here, with Toyota and Honda significantly below the industry average. This runs counter to my personal experience and general perceptions. I wonder if historically unreliable brands like Dodge are b
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   by hrolfgar 6y ago

   I think the mechanistic argument that this paper tries to make about dopamine unfortunately falls into the trap that much of popular science writing dealing with neurotransmitters makes, by using hand-waving, oversimplified explanations of
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   by hrolfgar 11y ago

   This story struck me as relevant to HN because I so often see managers who seem to belong to this "successful bully" class. They leverage their natural instincts for microaggressions, superior attitude, etc., to gain social status
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   Bullies have highest self esteem, social status, lowest depression(news.nationalpost.com)

   3 points by hrolfgar 11y ago|2 comments