Björn Jeffery

In fact, there were more instances in which children had higher levels of achievement when their parents were less involved than there were among those whose parents were more involved. Even more counterintuitively: When involvement does seem to matter, the consequences for children’s achievement are more often negative than positive. (…) Conventional wisdom holds that since there is no harm in having an involved parent, why shouldn’t we suggest as many ways as possible for […]

If it is something important, get a colleague to improve it. 10 Tips on Writing from David Ogilvy | Brain Pickings

alexwhines: At this point, you’ve probably already heard that the new FIveThirtyEight has some problems. It seems a little unsporting to pile on, but if Nate Silver is gonna be a dick, I’d like to make a nomination for FiveThirtyEight’s worst piece yet. The piece, a blog post by Mona Chalabi, is… Genius Rap Data “Analysis” from FiveThirtyEight

Another take on globalization (Jozi being Johannesburg): “we be poppin’ bottles from Jozi to Lagos” and instead of dollars: “rands and nairas” RANDS and NAIRAS – Emmy Gee ft AB Crazy & Dj Dimplez : OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (by Teamtalkless) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

One very thorough study of “children’s independent mobility,” conducted in urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods in the U.K., shows that in 1971, 80 percent of third-graders walked to school alone. By 1990, that measure had dropped to 9 percent, and now it’s even lower. When you ask parents why they are more protective than their parents were, they might answer that the world is more dangerous than it was when they were growing up. But […]

The other day I started to think about all the jobs I’ve had, and the people that helped me get them. I have started a fair amount of projects and companies together with others, but this note isn’t about them. It is about the people that saw me and gave me a chance for a job. This is a little thank you note to them.GP – Göteborgs-Posten (a newspaper in Gothenburg)Thank you Johan Rylander, for […]

brucesterling: http://www.digicult.it/news/evan-roth-intellectual-property-donor/ Clever.

brucesterling: http://www.digicult.it/news/evan-roth-intellectual-property-donor/ Clever.

Love the curiosity from Berg here, and also phrases like “a curfew for the machine”. They make technology more human. Cloudwash: the connected washing machine (by BERG) (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

There once was a [person] from [place]Whose [body part] was [special case].When [event] would occurIt would cause [him or her]To violate [law of time/space].