Interesting Links for 26-12-2020

[andrewducker]

How children are fooled into believing in Santa Claus

(tags:belief Christmas children psychology )

Why Jews eat Chinese food at Christmas

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1342314651778953216.html
(tags:food China Jews history )

Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo

(tags:history elephants Doom )

The Metaphysics of the Muppet Movies

(tags:muppets movies philosophy )

In study, paracetamol (acetaminophen) makes risky moves seem less dangerous

(tags:psychology drugs risk behaviour )

Comments

[andrewducker]

I always loathed that line.

I never believed in Santa Claus and I believe in making the world a better place.

Edit: It's fine in the original context, but I don't think it's applicable to the real world even slightly.

[naath]

mmm, I'm not sure I ever believed in santa, come to think