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amsterlund  ·  3620 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Two questions from my dinner with mk, b_b and ecib

1. I read american psycho when I was 13. Shellshocked. The movie didn't top it for me. 2. I'll suggest Fleetwood Mac (although I dunno if they qualify as 100% american).

amsterlund  ·  4180 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Cyber-Bullying in the News

I'd like to point out, extrapolating from the only areas to my knowledge that are well researched regarding preventing undesirable behavior (alcohol and tobacco), that education has very limited effect (e.g. Lustig RH et al. Nature 2012; 482: 27). I am not saying that educating/increasing awareness of children and adolescents is futile, but when it comes to having a significant impact the only measure able to do the job is regulation (sad, I know, kinda makes me dystopic). So I am gonna go ahead and say that I am pro regulation on this issue.

amsterlund  ·  4181 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Lil's Book of Questions: Why Is Public Speaking So Difficult?

Some, notably from the field of evolutionary psychology, argue that fear of public speaking is an evolutionary adaptation. We've spent the bulk of our time (approximately 99%, but depending on your definitions) as hunter-gatherers living in small groups. Speaking something that was disapproved of may get you excluded from the group. A solitary human in ancestral times stood little chances of survival, let alone procreation. Thus one may argue, fear of public speaking is not only common, it is also natural. It is something we all have to overcome. I find comfort in this.

amsterlund  ·  4278 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Got Milk? You don't need it.
Milk has a fairly high protein content, around 4%. A half liter will give you little less than 20 g, making milk a reasonably-priced source for proteins. A fact neglected in the article.
amsterlund  ·  4287 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Music For Fat Dutch Children
Not german, dutch. Love it though.