Interesting Links for 28-07-2017

[andrewducker]

Perfectionism as a risk factor for suicide

(tags: perfectionism suicide psychology )

The Twitter Joke Trial, as remembered by one of the lawyers

(tags: law freespeech twitter uk )

Why IBM has special permission to use software for evil

(tags: evil ibm software funny video )

European commission to crack down on offshore tax avoidance

(tags: tax europe )

How to Make a Clichéd High Fantasy Cover

(tags: fantasy funny art viaJamesNicoll )

The theocratic democracies of Iran and the UK

(tags: religion politics uk iran )

On The 50th Anniversary Of The Sexual Offences Act 1967, Look How Far We've Come

(tags: lgbt history )

Capitol Police Forced Journos to Delete Footage of AHCA Protesters.

(tags: police freespeech journalism usa )

Genetic evidence suggests the Canaanites weren’t destroyed after all

(tags: history middle_east )

Scotland receive £4,000 fine from Fifa for booing God Save the Queen

(tags: Scotland UK politics royalty )

Please Don't Say Just Hello In Chat

(tags: advice chat im viaSwampers )

Religious people believe because emotional resonance overrides logic

Which doesn't surprise me. Most people at least start off believing things because they lead to a conclusion that they like. Starting at axioms and working your way forward to whatever they lead to is distinctly uncomfortable at times
(tags: belief logic religion psychology )

'Eureka' moment pinpointed in the brain

(tags: brain learning psychology )

Regret improves children's decision-making

I've had a few. And sometimes they've helped me avoid doing the stupid thing again.
(tags: psychology learning behaviour )

Ketamine for depression encouraging, but questions remain around long-term use

(tags: depression psychology )

Comments

The theocratic democracies of Iran and the UK

[doug]

Thanks for the link love!

Please Don't Say Just Hello In Chat

[jack]

I'm definitely a big fan of being asynchronous when you can, for many reasons.

But I admit, I also often hesitate to dump a complicated question on someone without checking its ok: I try to work round it with a "Hi, can I ask you about X", and following on with the details, so they can feel the courtesies were observed but also see the details if they want to reply.

Because many people are not really ok with people *assuming* they'll answer a question, and even if it's clear in the recipients mind which questions are relevant and which aren't, it's not necessarily clear to the questioner.

"It's ok if you ask me irrelevant questions, I'll just ignore them" may be more helpful than "don't be hesitant when asking questions".

[casimirian]

Hi Andrew!

[theweaselking]

The Twitter Joke Trial guy protected his account so I can't read it, just as it was getting interesting.

(Like, literally, I read the first dozen tweets, clicked "load more", got an error, clicked "refresh", and boom, he's locked his account.)

[theweaselking]

Sweet, TY.