Ask HN: Why did Python win? | Hacker News

Ask HN: Why did Python win? | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

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The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues | Quanta Magazine

Sticking out your tongue while doing delicate work with your hands reveals a history of evolutionary relationships. — Read on www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-brain-connections-between-our-hands-and-tongues-20230828/

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Hunt, Gather, Parent

Just reading this book. It is really good and thought provoking. It basically shows how children of indigenous people are so much more mature than children in the west and from my experience, also the east. The reasons might boil down to respecting children, parenting by compassion instead of rules and discipline. One thing I would have liked to see was some long term studies. Are these children growing up to be happy adults?

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Parenting Hack: What would your child do as a parent

It’s often challenging for a young child to articulate what they truly desire. Their whims may range from implausible wishes like going on vacation right after school to mere indifference with a shrug and an “I don’t know.” Instead of directly questioning what they want to do, engage them in a different way. Ask them to envision what they would do after school, on weekends, or for vacations when they are older and have their own children.

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Reevaluating Daycare

I have sent my kids to daycare. At first, I didn’t think much about it. Everyone does it, and I always thought that daycares are good for kids because they will make kids tough and social. But that was before I knew better. After my first kid, I started to read more about child psychology and development. Psychology is not a very clear cut science; there are various contradictory studies. But one thing quickly became clear: humans are the only mammals that put their kids in the care of strangers, away from biological mothers.

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Ask HN: What are some captivating fair play mystery books that you’ve read | Hacker News

Ask HN: What are some captivating fair play mystery books that you’ve read | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

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Ask HN: What’s the coolest physical thing you’ve made? | Hacker News

Ask HN: What’s the coolest physical thing you’ve made? | Hacker News — Read on news.ycombinator.com/item

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Past Performance Does Not Guarantee Future Results: A Reflection on Human Nature and Trading Strategies

It’s both intriguing and somewhat disheartening to observe how trading concepts often mirror human behavior. Here’s how: Follow the Trend In the investment world, the saying “past performance does not guarantee future results” is well-known. Despite this warning, many successful trend followers have found that stocks moving up generally continue to do so, and vice versa. Interestingly, this concept applies to humans as well. Those who are happy and kind often continue in the same manner or even improve, while those who are miserable tend to spiral downward.

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Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun

Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun — Read on phys.org/news/2023-07-supermoons-august-stargazing-fun.html

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I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society – one week of empathy training – Terence Eden’s Blog

I feel hopeless, rejected, and a burden on society – one week of empathy training – Terence Eden’s Blog — Read on shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/07/i-feel-hopeless-rejected-and-a-burden-on-society-one-week-of-empathy-training/

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