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by lamename 9y ago
No. After a quick look, 1) the main point seems to be toward juveniles 2) this isn't a particularly in-depth study. As you said, substances alter chemistry, no surprise. To be clear, there's evidence elsewhere that caffeine and ca
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by lamename 9y ago
paper affiliation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babcock_University
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Nanowire arrays restore vision in blind mice(nature.com)
66 points by lamename 9y ago|4 comments
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I think they are somewhat worse since they have the ability to make their influence better targeted to the individual, rather than just common groups of people, as the old gatekeepers could
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by lamename 9y ago
> But in around half of occupations with better-educated workers average wages have still fallen in real terms. Did I miss something? "Half" is not a substantial argument without more detail. What about the other half? Stagna
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by lamename 9y ago
Could you expand on this for someone with very limited economic intuition? (me)
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Think 'Birdbrain' is an insult? Think again(nationalgeographic.com)
2 points by lamename 9y ago|0 comments
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by lamename 9y ago
Source: 3blue1brown.com/
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Uncertainty principle? It's not about quantum(youtu.be)
1 points by lamename 9y ago|1 comments
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by lamename 9y ago
I think instead of making Pascals wager, it's more useful to simply ask: What's the likelihood (or evidence) that x religion is human created?
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by lamename 9y ago
Agreed. Humans tend to quickly self-sort into tribes. Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's fun (sports), sometimes it's exploitable
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by lamename 9y ago
Great points, echoes this: "The trick is to keep your identity separate from your opinions. They're objects in a box you carry with you, and should be easily replaceable if it turns out they're no good. If you think that the
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by lamename 9y ago
That's a good point. I wasn't thinking about thought in that way, but I think you're right. I still put thought in a different realm since (at least for the cases where the price tag is bullshit) informed thoughts have the po
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by lamename 9y ago
Fully agree. Just wanted to preface by acknowledging that not _all_ products are created equal.
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by lamename 9y ago
tangentially relevant and interesting summary on mass-transit in the US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cjfTG8DbwA
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by lamename 9y ago
The fact that it's possible to charge this much for certain food & drink is both embarrassing and fascinating to me. On one hand, anyone who's spent the time to cultivate a preference can tell some bit of difference between &q
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by lamename 9y ago
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind a sort of maco-history of human civilization. Highly recommend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapiens%3A_A_Brief_History_of_...
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by lamename 9y ago
This is one reason why 1) some rehab is more effective than others 2) people aren't always encouraged to go back to their home environment after rehab
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by lamename 9y ago
Environment and social setting is known to be important for addiction (along with basically everything else in perception and behavior, e.g. compensatory responses [1]), I think it's just a matter of how long it takes for scientific nu
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by lamename 9y ago
I think we agree that there is everyday value to recognizing and rewarding good choices on an individual level. But if we're talking about how society is structured, and you think that people who make poor choices deserve a systemicall
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by lamename 9y ago
Yes. And why do some make good choices and others don't?
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This would be a great 'part 2' if you had time. You could also consider demonstrating some vowel synthesis [1]. Great work by the way! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5KNQYY_cg
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So true. Communication often breaks down when people who think or speak at different levels of abstraction meet, and their backgrounds collide. Worst case: they argue in vain. Best case: the above happens
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Nociception /= pain
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Agreed. But I interpreted part of his point to be: seek out the perspectives of others to help you notice new details.
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Excellent points and very true to my experience. I like this. I like it so much I'm wary of it being the last word. Accounting for details & getting perspective elsewhere is incredibly important for solving problems. But with detai
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by lamename 9y ago
This is one of the first broad-audience articles I've seen that actually acknowledges neuronal firing rates as an important practical consideration. Usually it's simplified in explanations as "binary", on or off. This is
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by lamename 9y ago
Heh, I could interpret your comment in 2 opposing ways, not sure which one you meant. To be clear, I have mixed feelings on the "war on sugar". It's just that the "Whatever happened to personal responsibility" clich
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by lamename 9y ago
Seeing a few comments about "personal responsibility" here. I used to feel this way, but only toward behavior that came naturally to me. For things I have to work toward, it's always a work in progress. There are a good amoun
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by lamename 9y ago
Paper: https://academic.oup.com/neurosurgery/advance-article/doi/10... (maybe paywalled)

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