Yonatan Zunger’s Blog

Two bits of science

22 Comments

1. On December 1, 2005 at 00:32 phoebe_k said:

   artists: such whores
   Sheesh, that article makes me glad none of my 4,000,000 partners has been an artist!
2. On December 1, 2005 at 00:32 phoebe_k said:

   artists: such whores
   Sheesh, that article makes me glad none of my 4,000,000 partners has been an artist!
3. On December 1, 2005 at 01:04 merovingian said:

   I must now snark that “sexual success” is interpreted only as “number of sexual partners.”
4. On December 1, 2005 at 01:04 merovingian said:

   I must now snark that “sexual success” is interpreted only as “number of sexual partners.”
5. On December 1, 2005 at 01:05 woody77 said:

   So being a little insane is good for you, and global warming is bringing cold temperatures to Northern Europe.
   joy…
   good on the first, not so good on the second.
6. On December 1, 2005 at 01:05 woody77 said:

   So being a little insane is good for you, and global warming is bringing cold temperatures to Northern Europe.
   joy…
   good on the first, not so good on the second.
7. On December 1, 2005 at 01:06 zunger said:

   On the other hand, the second may lead to the first, so that’s good for you.
   I wonder if the conclusions of the first apply in post-apocalyptic wasteland environments.
8. On December 1, 2005 at 01:06 zunger said:

   On the other hand, the second may lead to the first, so that’s good for you.
   I wonder if the conclusions of the first apply in post-apocalyptic wasteland environments.
9. On December 1, 2005 at 01:07 woody77 said:

   And they didn’t ask questions about <18, either. So many interesting variables…
10. On December 1, 2005 at 01:07 woody77 said:

    And they didn’t ask questions about <18, either. So many interesting variables…
11. On December 1, 2005 at 01:10 woody77 said:

    Well, what else do you have to do through near-constant darkness and massively cold winters… Huddled up with one (or a few) willing body/ies doesn’t sound like a bad plan.
    I think it depends on the type of post-apocalyptic wasteland environment. The desert kind (mad max), or the winter type (12 monkeys). Of course, that might change from season to season, too.
12. On December 1, 2005 at 01:10 woody77 said:

    Well, what else do you have to do through near-constant darkness and massively cold winters… Huddled up with one (or a few) willing body/ies doesn’t sound like a bad plan.
    I think it depends on the type of post-apocalyptic wasteland environment. The desert kind (mad max), or the winter type (12 monkeys). Of course, that might change from season to season, too.
13. On December 1, 2005 at 01:41 factitiouslj said:

    How would you interpret it?
14. On December 1, 2005 at 01:41 factitiouslj said:

    How would you interpret it?
15. On December 1, 2005 at 01:51 merovingian said:

    I’d say that, as a general principle, “success” is only meaningful in the context of someone’s set of goals.
    So, for one person, “sexual success” might mean finding a spouse and having lots of kids. For another, it might mean lots of partners. For another, it might mean total abstinence. For another, it might mean seducing Morrissey.
    I’d say “sexual success” would mean “getting the kind of sexual results you want.”
16. On December 1, 2005 at 01:51 merovingian said:

    I’d say that, as a general principle, “success” is only meaningful in the context of someone’s set of goals.
    So, for one person, “sexual success” might mean finding a spouse and having lots of kids. For another, it might mean lots of partners. For another, it might mean total abstinence. For another, it might mean seducing Morrissey.
    I’d say “sexual success” would mean “getting the kind of sexual results you want.”
17. On December 1, 2005 at 02:42 zunger said:

    Perhaps this study was done by gametes (or their political sympathizers). In fact, this study would suggest that they have an incentive to make us more creative over time.
18. On December 1, 2005 at 02:42 zunger said:

    Perhaps this study was done by gametes (or their political sympathizers). In fact, this study would suggest that they have an incentive to make us more creative over time.
19. On December 1, 2005 at 11:56 zorbathut said:

    I think I have a counterexample to that first article. 😛
20. On December 1, 2005 at 11:56 zorbathut said:

    I think I have a counterexample to that first article. 😛
21. On December 1, 2005 at 13:08 efng said:

    I think clearly the first is MUCH more important than the second.
    blah blah Europe blah blah Freezing blahblah dead.
    Now, about being creative…..
22. On December 1, 2005 at 13:08 efng said:

    I think clearly the first is MUCH more important than the second.
    blah blah Europe blah blah Freezing blahblah dead.
    Now, about being creative…..

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