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Time Magazine: Time magazine gave the median age of subscribers but only provided the mean income, possibly because it is larger, to make their readership look more appealing to advertisers
January 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Time Magazine: Time magazine gave the median age of subscribers but only provided the mean income, possibly because it is larger, to make their readership look more appealing to advertisers
A company might use the mean to report an "average wage," which may be misleadingly high if a few executives make very large salaries. The median wage would provide a more accurate picture of the typical earnings of employees
January 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A company might use the mean to report an "average wage," which may be misleadingly high if a few executives make very large salaries. The median wage would provide a more accurate picture of the typical earnings of employees
A real estate agent might use the mean income to inflate the perceived wealth of a neighborhood when trying to sell property, but then switch to using the median income when arguing for lower taxes. This shows how choosing the right average can create vastly different impressions of the same data.
January 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A real estate agent might use the mean income to inflate the perceived wealth of a neighborhood when trying to sell property, but then switch to using the median income when arguing for lower taxes. This shows how choosing the right average can create vastly different impressions of the same data.
Postgres Sandbox
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January 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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PGlite. Embeddable Postgres
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PGlite. Embeddable Postgres
Run a full Postgres database locally in WASM with reactivity and live sync.
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pglite.dev
PGlite. Embeddable Postgres
Run a full Postgres database locally in WASM with reactivity and live sync.
PGlite. Embeddable Postgres
Run a full Postgres database locally in WASM with reactivity and live sync.
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"Visual Programming. For Developers
Open source, runs in VS Code, integrates with existing TypeScript code, browser and Node.js."
"Visual Programming. For Developers
Open source, runs in VS Code, integrates with existing TypeScript code, browser and Node.js."
January 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Flyde: www.flyde.dev
"Visual Programming. For Developers
Open source, runs in VS Code, integrates with existing TypeScript code, browser and Node.js."
"Visual Programming. For Developers
Open source, runs in VS Code, integrates with existing TypeScript code, browser and Node.js."
The Pentagon Wars - A product management lesson
YouTube video by Manas Kshirsagar
youtu.be
January 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
9. Does prayer influence the success of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer? Report of a masked, randomized trial.
europepmc.org/article/med/...
europepmc.org/article/med/...
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January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
9. Does prayer influence the success of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer? Report of a masked, randomized trial.
europepmc.org/article/med/...
europepmc.org/article/med/...
7. Fundamentalism and intrinsic religiosity as factors in well-being and social connectedness: An Iranian study.
psycnet.apa.org/buy/2021-563...
8. Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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8. Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions
Most people practice a religion, often multiple times daily. Among the most visible aspects of these practices are body postures, which according to embodiment theories, likely shape the psychological...
journals.plos.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
7. Fundamentalism and intrinsic religiosity as factors in well-being and social connectedness: An Iranian study.
psycnet.apa.org/buy/2021-563...
8. Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
psycnet.apa.org/buy/2021-563...
8. Kneel, stand, prostrate: The psychology of prayer postures in three world religions
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
5. Psalms and Coping with Uncertainty: Religious Israeli Women's Responses to the 2006 Lebanon War
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6.Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives
www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/xx...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6.Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives
www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/xx...
<em>American Anthropologist</em> | AAA Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Many scholars have argued that rituals serve to help individuals cope with challenges that arise under uncertain conditions. Ongoing research has been examining this claim with data collect...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
5. Psalms and Coping with Uncertainty: Religious Israeli Women's Responses to the 2006 Lebanon War
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6.Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives
www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/xx...
anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
6.Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives
www.scielo.br/j/reben/a/xx...
1. Rates of Spiritual Experience
osf.io/preprints/ps...
2. The Social Functions of Group Rituals journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3. Does It Pay To Pray? Costly Ritual and Cooperation
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
4. Extreme Rituals Promote Prosociality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
2. The Social Functions of Group Rituals journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3. Does It Pay To Pray? Costly Ritual and Cooperation
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
4. Extreme Rituals Promote Prosociality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Does It Pay To Pray? Costly Ritual and Cooperation
Time-consuming and costly religious rituals pose a puzzle for economists committed to rational choice theories of human behavior. We propose that either through selection or a causal relationship, the...
www.degruyter.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1. Rates of Spiritual Experience
osf.io/preprints/ps...
2. The Social Functions of Group Rituals journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3. Does It Pay To Pray? Costly Ritual and Cooperation
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
4. Extreme Rituals Promote Prosociality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
2. The Social Functions of Group Rituals journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
3. Does It Pay To Pray? Costly Ritual and Cooperation
www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
4. Extreme Rituals Promote Prosociality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The consensus is that humans pray because prayer makes people think better and feel better :-
- Social (ingroup bonding)
- Psychological (reduced anxiety, increased wellbeing)
- Physiological (improved health)
- Emotional (positive feelings)
- Potential impact on IVF.
- Social (ingroup bonding)
- Psychological (reduced anxiety, increased wellbeing)
- Physiological (improved health)
- Emotional (positive feelings)
- Potential impact on IVF.
January 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The consensus is that humans pray because prayer makes people think better and feel better :-
- Social (ingroup bonding)
- Psychological (reduced anxiety, increased wellbeing)
- Physiological (improved health)
- Emotional (positive feelings)
- Potential impact on IVF.
- Social (ingroup bonding)
- Psychological (reduced anxiety, increased wellbeing)
- Physiological (improved health)
- Emotional (positive feelings)
- Potential impact on IVF.
While rote prayer has its place, it's spontaneous prayer—personal communication with the divine—that facilitates problem-solving. This type of prayer allows for working through personal struggles.
January 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
While rote prayer has its place, it's spontaneous prayer—personal communication with the divine—that facilitates problem-solving. This type of prayer allows for working through personal struggles.