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enavari

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enavari··on The Marshmallow Test does not reliably predict adult functioning
True, but I remember reading the replication failure rates were twice as much in the social science than in medicine.
enavari··on The Marshmallow Test does not reliably predict adult functioning
It's both. Higher household income means better nutrition for their children (which also maxes out your genetic disposition), better education, more secure attachment, focus on careers, etc, in addition to the points you raised.
enavari··on Economic Termites: Monopolies not noticeable enough for most of us
One need only download a community based self reporting app like "citizen" to see how much crime really exist.. It's more than you'd like know. Like the previous poster said, not everything is reported.
enavari··on Microsoft, Khan Academy Partner to Make Khanmigo Teaching Tool Free
I agree fully with you
enavari··on Microsoft, Khan Academy Partner to Make Khanmigo Teaching Tool Free
Well I'm a teacher and I completely disagree. This if anything just levels the playing field by now giving poor kids tutors that rich families were paying for the whole time.

Having a new teaching tool is no substitution for teachers. Teachers are there to classroom manage, manage/coach students to learn, and baby sit.

enavari··on GPT-4-turbo produces shorter completions when it "thinks" its December vs. May
Does this mean humanity's data is generally worse in the winter? Like all our articles, stories, forum posts, etc reflect poorer writing and thought during Winter?
enavari··on Can electricity pylons be beautiful?
Must construct additional pylons
enavari··on Grok by XAI – Elon Musk
Not op but you really don't know? Elon musk is a controversial figure and has only gotten more "strange" or annoying the past couple years.
enavari··on Email obfuscation rendered almost ineffective against ChatGPT
A prompt engineering technique. It increases accuracy along many domains.