Dr Cog

Not in any way, no. Our brains can’t predict what we will be interested in or good at.

But we do have predispositions. If you are able to focus intently on things, or are creative, or are more athletic, which are reflected in neuronal connectivity, you might be more interested in more detail-oriented or creative or athletic hobbies.

I wish I was a better piano player

I’m a competent musician in many instruments but I could never get the hang of using my left hand for accompaniment

I’m not. I’m old, and have been following this conflict for decades. Hamas very often targets innocent Israelis in their attacks, and hides behind innocent Palestinians to make it difficult for Israel to target them. You can argue about whether it is justifiable or not that they do this, but there are many, many sources that they do.

There were many innocent civilians living in Nazi Germany, and a lot of them died in the interest of stopping them.

We try to minimize innocent deaths in war, but when the group you are fighting against uses hospitals as military locations and innocent people as human shields, it becomes difficult to do so

From someone with a science background: There are a lot of expenses with that type of clinical trial.

In particular, if you’re going to assign someone to a group that is known to be unhealthy (brushing once a month) you need to pay for any dental or medical problems that arise from them not brushing.

…what?

Science direct just hosts articles from other journals. Its a part of Elsevier

It would be a problem if he was brought on to talk about COVID being a hoax. It’s not really a problem if he’s talking about something entirely different and not problematic

Sounds like a disingenuous argument.

If you’re a content creator and you can leave, you should. If you can’t, well obviously you shouldn’t yet.

I think the problem is that a lot of shows become overhyped once they reach a certain level of popularity. While you may have enjoyed it if you came across it naturally, the hype you’ve encountered around it makes you expect more. Avatar and Parks and Rec are great shows, but they’re definitely not the best shows of all time (although I do really love Parks and Rec) and you’d probably expect them to be these amazing shows if all you know about them is the hype from superfans.

No we haven’t.

We don’t prove negatives in science, or in medicine. We just know that in the studies we have performed, we have not noticed any meaningful effects and we can conclude there is likely no observable benefit to taking the drug for that purpose.

Two cuties*

Always get cats in pairs. They tire themselves out instead of constantly needing attention from you

Oh, it’s definitely likely to be more than just saturated fats at play. My post was a) a gross oversimplification, and b) probably missing some nuance that I’m not informed on. My doctorate is in cognitive psychology, not nutrition science :)

The thing that tastes “creamy” is the saturated fat, the same type of fat in butter and cheese. Peanuts are around 6.3% saturated fat by mass, and cashews are 7.9%.

So you’re right on: cashews are creamier.

Always good to recognize that while there are many things most people should realize by the time they are adults, there are also about 10,000 people becoming adults every day.

It won’t replace entire ground crews, because the machines will break down. You’ll need someone to service them, and a small team to act in case there are no backups.

Just think of all the horse trainers that will be displaced by the invention of cars! Those cars won’t be paying taxes, that’s for sure.

Aldi has the best store-brand snacks

Their chips, though, are legitimately better than any other brand I’ve had including name brand

Sync has a monthly fee to get rid of ads, Eternity is always ad-free

Ok, but AI isn’t going away. So if these companies stop serving open access, the ONLY people that will use them will be the people who can afford the server/processing time.

This article isn’t about usefulness of the models to normal people. It’s about profitability of the models to the corporations that serve them.

Paying close attention is ironically very important if you’re interested in foraging