Random links
- Boys and Girls May Get Different Breast Milk
- "Mother’s milk may be the first food, but it is not created equal. In humans and other mammals, researchers have found that milk composition changes depending on the infant’s gender and on whether conditions are good or bad. ... Together the studies provide support for a 40-year-old theory in evolutionary biology. The Trivers-Willard hypothesis states that natural selection favors parental investment in daughters when times are hard and in sons when times are easy."
- After years of study, FDA says it has no evidence anti-bacterial soaps curb spread of bacteria
- "After more than 40 years of study, the [US] federal government said Monday it has no evidence that the anti-bacterial chemicals used in countless common soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and it is reviewing research suggesting they may pose health risks."
- How effective is Duolingo?
- "An eight week study was independently conducted to assess the effectiveness of Duolingo as a language learning tool. ... The study estimated that a person with no knowledge of Spanish would need between 26 and 49 hours (or 34 hours on average) to cover the material for the first college semester of Spanish. Since a one semester university course usually takes more than 34 hours of work, this study suggests that Duolingo is more effective than university."
- Governments Admit They Carry Out False Flag Terror
- Some examples of a number of countries involved in this sort of thing in the 20th century. One of the more interesting examples (though never carried out) was a plan signed off on by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in apparently now-declassified documents for "the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities."