Clear Language, Clear Mind

Sex difference in hygiene

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:11. March 2012
Post category:Psychology
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A friend of mine recently showed me a blog of one of her friends. Since it has an absurd amount of posts (like my blogs, but even more!), i tried…

Nationalism, patriotism – difference?

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:11. March 2012
Post category:Politics
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From a 4chan thread: OP: What's the difference between nationalism and patriotism? Emil: l2google. Spent <5 mins on Google and found this. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/patriotism/#PatNat Because you may not know how to…

Alcoholism and LSD

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:11. March 2012
Post category:Uncategorized
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http://politiken.dk/videnskab/ECE1566364/forskere-syretrip-er-godt-mod-alkoholisme/ (danish) http://www.nature.com/news/lsd-helps-to-treat-alcoholism-1.10200 Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for alcoholism meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Abstract: “Assessments of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the treatment of alcoholism have not been based…

Vocab size of non-native english speakers by country

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:8. March 2012
Post category:Linguistics/language
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http://testyourvocab.com/blog/2011-09-10-Results-by-country.php Somewhat surprising Denmark and Norway (difference perhaps not statistically significant) are at the top. I was expecting to see France because most english words have french or latin (both…

Very high IQ and drug use: a mystery?

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:6. March 2012
Post category:intelligence / IQ / cognitive ability Psychology
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Focus article: Intelligence and past use of recreational drugs Summary: (Using the 'the Savannah principle') one gets the idea that the smarter people are, the more likely it is that…

Lawrence Summers speech which got him fired

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:5. March 2012
Post category:Feminism/equality
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Summers#Differences_between_the_sexes One wud expect it to be really harsh or something, but after reading it, i have the feeling "is that it?". If one can get fired for saying just…

Proposed method for estimating how much a person has read using an electronic library

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:1. March 2012
Post category:Science
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Introduction Many studies show that self-assessment is hard and often biased in a positive direction, i.e., people tend to overestimate themselves. Therefore, if one wants a correct self-assessment one needs…

Revue: No Safe Harbor (2012)

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:6. February 2012
Post category:Copyright and filesharing
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http://www.nosafeharbor.com/ free leegal dounloed “No Safe Harbor, released January 24th 2012, is a collection of political essays, texts, and discussions that help explain and educate about Pirate Party positions. While…

Biesikl helmets, saefty and lors

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:6. February 2012
Post category:Uncategorized
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Prompted by this nies series of komiks. Mimi and Eunice is very rekomendabl. Then i did sum initial reeding, starting with Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet_laws Eeven tho thear is noe sientifik…

Ing.dk: Britisk matematiker starter stort oprør mod dyre tidsskrifter

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:5. February 2012
Post category:Copyright and filesharing
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http://ing.dk/artikel/126399-britisk-matematiker-starter-stort-oproer-mod-dyre-tidsskrifter http://thecostofknowledge.com/ If ur an akademik reeding this poest, then u shud sien as wel. Wun kan fiend mie naem on the list by serching for “Emil”.