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Hahahaha, this article is funny. This explains why migrants from "the 3rd world" can take away jobs in "developed" countries ... we took notes with a pen... not by choice but because most of us could not afford a computer. How ironic.
Re:Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012) on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @09:16AM (#10783348)
Cannabis works just fine... you will sleep like a baby.
Re:Why did crime plummet in the US? on Monday June 15, 2015 @11:15AM (#9719831)
Read Steven Pinker's The better angels of our nature. He has some ideas why.
Re:Ask HN: How can I quit smoking? on Thursday June 19, 2014 @12:19PM (#7916876)
Smoke weed.
Re:We made something. We use it. We love it. Apple rejected it on Thursday February 13, 2014 @03:14AM (#7230105)
Fuck stupid rules!
Re:How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True Love on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @01:29AM (#7101146)
For species where there's an asymmetry in the parental investment, one of the sexes --the one with the smallest investment-- competes, while the other sex chooses. Thanks a lot Darwin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_choice#Male_mate_choice.2F...

Anyone who thinks parenting practices -other than the most extreme- shape behavior should think twice and look at the evidence. The blank slate by Steven Pinker might be a good starting point.

There's plenty of evidence that the effects of parenting are generally smaller than we would like them to be, again with a few exceptions.