Girls perform better academically in almost all countries (2015)

Re:Girls perform better academically in almost all countries... by Inu on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:32PM (#26405891)

Off topic, but why is this thread (207 points | 5 hours ago | 474 comments) on page 2, rank 37, and the thread about Italo Calvino (62 points | 7 hours ago | 19 comments) on page 1, rank 23?

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Re:Girls perform better academically in almost all countries... by belval on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @06:43PM (#26405993)

The HackerNews algorithm uses velocity (I don't know the exact equation) to rank posts so a post with 20 points acquired in a 5 minutes span will generally outperform a 400 points post for which the points are only trickling in.

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Re:Girls perform better academically in almost all countries... by alexpetralia on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:07PM (#26406182)

I believe threads which are heavily upvoted & downvoted (i.e. potential flame war) are penalized.

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Re:Girls perform better academically in almost all countries... by b0afc375b5 on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @08:11PM (#26406607)

But doesn't this discourage discussion?

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