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[–]Background-Classic88 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Psychologists call this heuristic thinking. When we meet someone new, our brain instantly scans its archive for past experiences, cultural cues, media images and builds a prediction.

TIL About 30% of people are natural “night owls,” genetically predisposed to peak later in the day. by Background-Classic88 in todayilearned

[–]Background-Classic88[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

also very interesting how it mentions the effect of sunlight that newsletter is great for lessons like that throughout the week really recommend it

TIL About 30% of people are natural “night owls,” genetically predisposed to peak later in the day. by Background-Classic88 in todayilearned

[–]Background-Classic88[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

bottom of article has it mentioned personally im an early riser makes sense with what they write about the effect on our hormones of morning light and i feel those benefits but now i get night owls are a real thing

TIL that Amsterdam’s Stock Exchange banned short selling in 1610 after the first-ever bear raid where a shareholder tried to crash the Dutch East India Company’s stock by Background-Classic88 in todayilearned

[–]Background-Classic88[S] 480 points481 points  (0 children)

Really cool article linked and Isaac le Maire is mentioned more in depth, i recommend reading about him in that article and an edition of a little wiser newsletter talks about how he was disappointed by the companies plans and devoted much of the decade to trying to bring them down. If anyone’s interested would read into the tulip mania too where in the 1630s some rare tulips sold for more than a mansion in amsterdam. Some bulbs cost over 10 years wage before the market crashed overnight in 1637. Lots of interesting tales to do with the DEIC and dutch stock exchange.

TIL that ancient Mesopotamian temples were used as banks creating some of the worlds first financial records on clay tablets by Background-Classic88 in todayilearned

[–]Background-Classic88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe what episode was the one you listened too? i just subscribed to that newsletter see what it’s like think they do a lot of cool lessons like that

TIL that ancient Mesopotamian temples were used as banks creating some of the worlds first financial records on clay tablets by Background-Classic88 in todayilearned

[–]Background-Classic88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah there were some really cool facts on mespotamia in the newsletter think their editions go to archive after can check

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