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Dyslucksia â LessWrong
Also, I don't actually technically know if I'm dyslectic cause I was never diagnosed. Instead I thought I was pretty dumb but if I worked really hard no one would notice. Later I felt inordinately angry about why anyone could possibly care about the exact order of letters when the gist is perfectly clear even if if if I right liike tis.
Later I found out my mother made sure my siblings never made me aware it was unusual I was still reading out loud. Instead she signed me up for competitions to read books on the local radio. This was before the wide-spread internet and audio books. Later I'd read to my parents sometimes, who were always excited about how much energy I threw into the endeavor.
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How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom? | by Yuen Yuen Ang - Project Syndicate
Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems.
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We've entered a world of zombie inflation. Wall Street is scared witless. - Business Insider (No paywall)
The sudden resurgence of inflation has caused some more alarmist analysts to suggest that the US economy is in deep trouble.
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Low testosterone levels linked to higher risk of dying early, new research suggests - Business Insider (No paywall)
Low testosterone is can cause symptoms like brain fog and fatigue, but new research suggests it's linked to higher risk of dying early, too.
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Weight loss jab could reduce heart attack risk, study finds
The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.
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Concrete made with Fleetwood shells could prevent floods
The sustainable concrete is made from seashells and allows water to drain through its surface.
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A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory (Published 2022)
A new book by a renowned brain expert says there are a few simple things we can do to prevent memory decline as we age.
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The Annoying, Go-Getting Colleague: Beat Her or Emulate Her?
When corporate jousting, don’t choose jealousy.
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A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modeling shows
An international agreement to end plastic pollution is due to be sealed this year in Busan, South Korea. At the penultimate round of negotiations, held in Ottawa, Canada, Rwanda and Peru proposed a target to cut the weight of primary plastics produced worldwide by 40% by 2040, compared with 2025.
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Are there research studies that attempt to determine the value of a "Growth Mindset?"
Psychologist Carol Dweck's "growth mindset" theory has become a popular solution and intervention technique in (mostly American) schools of all ages. We might say that it's become the new version of the "self-esteem" movement seen in the 80's. While Dweck first developed the theory in the 90's, it's really taken hold of popular consciousness from the 2010's on.
Unfortunately, we should remember that psychology has an ongoing replication crisis in many of its landmark findings. Many of the "easy" ideas for transformative effects have not borne fruit over the years, and been later found to have tainted methods by core researchers. Sure enough, in recent years many or most of the large-scale, high-quality attempts at replicating the claims of growth mindset have failed to so. Here are a few examples:
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