Delicious LiveJournal Links for 2-3-2010

[andrewducker]

• Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected
  Well, those reasons and bullies are evil bastards.
  (tags: kids social parenting sociology)
• France refuses a man citizenship because he forces his wife to wear the full Islamic veil
  (tags: islam France)
• Pregnancy baby brain lapse a myth
  (tags: women pregnancy memory)
• Inventor unveils $7,000 talking sex robot - Dr Who fans might be surprised by a certain resemblance...
  (tags: robot sex robots DrWho)
• Possibly the finest infographic in the history of mankind
  Warning. Contains Mega-Shark
  (tags: visualization funny sharks infographic)

Comments

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected

Ah, so it's actually their fault after all? Oh good! We all know those bullied kids are a bit weird anyway, and it's much easier on our consciences to know that, actually, they bring it on themselves!

Oh, and...

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html

[a-pawson.livejournal.com]

By co-incidence, I had the misfortune to watch Megashark v's Giant Octopus last night. It was massively disappointing, and I say that as a fan of B-movies and creature flicks.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Note that part of the solution offered for bullied kids is to teach their parents social skills.