Random links
- Science proves high heels do have power over men
- "One situation involved a woman asking passers-by: "Excuse me, sir. We are currently conducting a survey on gender equality. Would you agree to answer our questionnaire?" Flat heels got a 46.7% answer rate, medium heels a 63% rate and the highest heels a whopping 83% success rate from the men." And on a related note it seems to be the case that high heels were popular among men before women
- How the color of your coffee mug can change the way your coffee tastes
- "the white mug was associated with a more 'intense' (or bitter) tasting cup of coffee, and the clear glass mug was not. The blue mug, meanwhile, proved to be 'kind of an intermediate.' The opposite was true for perceived sweetness"
- Depression, conflicts with parents more often factors in teen suicides than bullying, study finds
- "While the high-profile deaths of Amanda Todd and Rehtaeh Parsons spurred a national debate on bullying, new research suggests depression and conflicts with parents are much more frequently factors in a teen’s decision to end his or her own life."
- Fooled By Randomness (Internet Archive version)
- I love this quote from the author of The Black Swan and Anti-Fragile: "My major hobby is teasing people who take themselves & the quality of their knowledge too seriously & those who don't have the guts to sometimes say: I don't know...."