[–] 6 points 9 hours ago

And nothing of value was lost.

Even though, there were some entertaining YouTube videos about breaking it or getting stuck in sand. Many things carry an unforeseen positive side with them.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    Did anyone happen have read the study and reflect a bit how well they accounted for other reasons for lower sperm quality? Like if you gain weight, that would make your underpants tighter. Does gaining weight also decrease sperm quality?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I assume that larger size could be less sensitive for when the speaker repositions themselves. Imagine sitting still for two hours while talking about topics that steer up some emotions. It's just more natural to move a bit.

    (I have no idea, I just assume that bigger microphones help with that)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago*

    After Dolly was cloned China enacted stricter ethical guidelines for researchers. Then they didn't clone anymore. I can imagine the same happening in advance now with other ethically challenging topics around this.

    And they are probably still working with bacteria or similar, but that makes for less impressive of a headline.

    Edit: right, and in polo you can use cloned horses nowadays. It's kind of a rich people thing. Possible also that that makes it more of a quiet topic, because the rich like to stick to each other.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    It's Lego 🤷‍♂️

    I wish that other brands would get the star wars license. Especially bluebrixx. That would improve quality so much while decreasing price by half or so.

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    IG NOBEL ECONOMICS PRIZE 2026 [USA, MEXICO, CANADA] Paul Piff, Daniel Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Dacher Keltner, for amassing evidence that upper class people are more likely to snatch from a children’s supply of candy, and engage in other kinds of unethical behavior.

    REFERENCE: “Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behavior,” Paul K. Piff, Daniel M. Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Dacher Keltner, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 109, no. 11, 2012, pp. 4086-4091. <doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118373109> WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Paul Piff

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