More random links
- Ethnic minority turn to Jesus as more 'affordable' option
- To quote a villager cited in the article "We believe in Christianity because we are poor; we don’t have money to buy buffaloes, chickens and pigs to pray for the spirits of the god of land or the god of water when those gods make us get sick." I'm not quite sure what to say about this one (HT: MR)
- Global warming's evil twin threatens West Coast fishing grounds
- The byline: "Within the next few decades, ocean acidification – an effect of global warming – could leave sea creatures along the West Coast unable to maintain their protective shells, according to a new study." On the selection of the region they studied: "they also selected it because the waters are naturally more acidic than waters in many other parts of the Pacific."
- Maternal Gatekeeping: Do mothers limit fathers' involvement with their kids?
- A 2008 "study finds that mothers do play an important role both in encouraging and curtailing fathers' involvement. And this maternal gatekeeping is a powerful force: Even fathers who wanted to be involved with their kids often drifted away in the face of persistent maternal criticism." It also notes that "encouragement had a more powerful effect on fathers than criticism. 'Mothers can close the gate, but they can also open the gate'"
- WHO's cancer agency: Diesel fumes cause cancer
- Per one professor cited in the article: "For the man on the street, nothing has changed ... It's a known risk but a low one for the average person, so people should go about their business as normal"