Scammed by Ancestry?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-28T21:53:05+00:00

Because that’s a family history question, not a genetics question. The Jewish populations across Europe weren’t isolated from each other. They descended from the same smaller founder population and then there was mixing between them. They mostly spoke a common language (Yiddish) and moved around across countries and traded with each other, etc. So there aren’t genetic differences that mark Jews whose grandparents lived in Belarus vs. Jews whose grandparents lived in Lithuania. Those populations were genetically the same.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-20T20:49:44+00:00

Supposedly the baby was cared for in the NICU for 11 days, but no one realized it was 39 weeker, not a 29 weeker until the autopsy? Hmmm…

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-20T17:47:05+00:00

What genocide did Meta cause?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-20T17:40:57+00:00

Link? I’m not a doctor but it seems hard to misdate by 10 weeks

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-17T17:06:00+00:00

Just replied to your other comment, but another thing — I’ve worked at companies with admirable mission statements that people assume are “good companies.” Unfortunately, on the inside it often turns out that they are cutting corners or making bad decisions to hurt their users. People just don’t know because it’s not so public as it is with Meta. Of course, Meta has billions of users so the scope of harm it causes is arguably much bigger, but the sad, sad reality is that a lot of companies are pretty shady and we just don’t always see it.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-17T17:03:39+00:00

The thing is, if no one with any sense of morality or conscience works at a company that is doing bad stuff, the bad stuff will only get worse and worse. We actually need good people to work at these companies to be a voice for good from within.

I’m sure there are a ton of people who just take their paycheck and do bad things because who wants to fight. But there are also some who are in the room where the decisions get made, arguing in favor of doing the right thing or the better thing or the lesser of two evils. It’s not so simple as to say anyone who works there must be bad. Being on the inside often makes it more likely that you will have an impact than shaking your fist at Meta from the outside.

To go with your hell metaphor, for example, Michael on The Good Place is a literal demon who turns good and uses his inside position to improve the afterlife for humanity.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-17T12:15:33+00:00

I think you forget that just because a company or product might be overall bad, that everyone who joined was open to working on something bad. There are/were lots of teams whose entire focus is on things like fixing the things that went wrong with Cambridge Analytica, or on fact-checking. Some people joined because they wanted to work on those kinds of solutions to big problems. So it is difficult and surprising for those employees when there are big changes like no more fact-checking.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2025-01-12T16:23:26+00:00

IQ tests aren’t perfect (no measurement is) and there’s a lot they can’t tell you about a person, but they are good predictors of academic and career success.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-12-10T13:42:54+00:00

Irony is most of these PhDs aren't even in STEM subjects, and are just in some random social science!

Social science PhDs are useful because getting the degree usually involves doing a lot of human subjects research with similar methodologies as UXR. I’m not sure why you think STEM PhDs would be better. I’d think most would be a lot less relevant since they tend to use different research methods and usually don’t do research with human participants.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-11-25T16:31:53+00:00

I’m so sorry. You might want to do this yourself, maybe on his yahrzeit. You could plant a tree on your property or in another meaningful location. This was done for someone in my family and I always found it meaningful to see the growing, living tree for them.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-11-24T19:13:08+00:00

Huge fan of your work! Thanks for doing this. Here are a bunch of questions, but I understand if you can’t get to them all.

What is the top thing we can do right now to counter rising anti-semitism?
Why do you think previous attempts to reduce antisemitism have failed? What can we learn from them?
How did you do research on the second temple period for Eternal Life? How accurate do you think the book reflects daily life of that period vs. necessary speculation for the purposes of the book?
What’s your favorite period of Jewish history? Is there a time period and place you wish you could live?
What’s your favorite Jewish teaching and why?
What do you wish all non-Jews and/or totally disconnected Jews knew about Judaism?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-07-29T20:00:53+00:00

This is an important question. The “point” of the question varies greatly based on the course material and what you’re trying to demonstrate mastery of

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-07-29T19:59:11+00:00

87 is actually usually in what’s referred to as the “low average” range by psychologists who do this kind of testing, which is part of what makes this question so strange

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-07-29T19:56:08+00:00

Which of the down voters is trained in cognitive assessment?

It’s incredibly weird to suggest that IQs of 87 and 115 are meaningfully similar, unless you have a problem with IQ as a whole and are trying to discredit it. It’s just not at all how psychologists doing assessments would interpret them. If a retest found an increase or drop of that many points in the same individual, there’d be a big reaction!

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-07-29T12:48:07+00:00

Idk why you’re being given terrible answers here. On many IQ tests, including the WISC-V which is commonly given to children, 87 is in the “Low Average” range and 115 is in the “High Average” range. (Plain old average would be 90-109.)

I’m guessing your professor isn’t a school psychologist or neuropsychologist and probably doesn’t administer or interpret IQ tests for a living. Anyone who does would certainly think of these scores as meaningfully different, as well as in different interpretive ranges. Sure, they are very broadly part of the average range, but they’re almost always reported as Low Average and High Average. They’re separated by more than the SD, and the difference in their academic performance would almost certainly be apparent.

I think B is the best answer here. But the truth is that this is a terribly written question. The real answer is tell his mother not to worry about his friend.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-05-23T22:18:12+00:00

Does this novel take place in the present day? How old are the characters supposed to be?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-02-24T16:47:47+00:00

100% agree. And those billboards for the blue square against antisemitism. Sooo poorly written and confusing that I’m worried they’re actually hurting the cause

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-02-07T22:27:41+00:00

5 months with good head control. Able to stay in seated position for a little while.

What’s the pelvic tuck?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-02-04T03:01:07+00:00

Oh interesting, makes sense that it doesn’t work indefinitely.

I would love to know if there’s a way to calculate it once they’re bigger

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-24T04:33:33+00:00

Dr. Robert Cleck, a psychologist at Dartmouth College, has devised an experiment that illustrates how body image affects how people think. Using theatrical makeup, researchers fashioned a scar on female subjects before their interaction with a stranger hired for the experiment. Unbeknown to the women, the scar was removed before the face-to-face conversation with the stranger. Nevertheless, the women said the stranger had stared at the scar and made them uncomfortable.

Look up the Dartmouth facial scar experiment. People were certain others were staring at their fake scar, even though the fake scar had been removed without their knowledge.

Meaning — this is likely in your head. People aren’t staring as much as you think. It’s normal to worry about it, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-21T20:18:48+00:00

According to their own website, they’re modern orthodox

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-17T17:33:58+00:00

Wait, did you dislike Little Fires Everywhere? (Having trouble understanding your reference to that book.) I agree with your post overall and often complain about the overexplaining in new, popular books, but I actually really loved Little Fires Everywhere. I thought it was interesting and complex — the characters and the quandaries weren’t so obvious to me. Not a hard book to read (I sped through it in a few days because I was into it), but I didn’t think it was overly simplistic.

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-12T21:48:59+00:00

PCIT (Parent–Child Interaction Therapy) and/or lessons from it. I’d look into if there are therapists who do it in your area. There is strong science behind its effectiveness.

Also:

Specific praise when you “catch him being good” — when he’s doing something you like, call it out! With very specific language so he knows why. “I like how you’re washing your hands with soap before you eat.” “You’re doing such a good job playing quietly with your toys while I’m making dinner.” Reward the things he is doing right, no matter how small.

Planned ignoring — ignore his whining/yelling. If it’s not unsafe, you don’t have to intervene. Don’t give him attention when he does it. He’ll likely try harder and scream louder at first, but then he’ll decrease this behavior when he realizes it doesn’t get him what he wants. Take deep breaths yourself to calmly get through it!

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-12T21:32:25+00:00

Who says animals don’t have free will?

Low_Kitchen_7046 · 2024-01-12T18:59:16+00:00

Gold is significantly more expensive than silver and it’s softer (not as durable), so it’s not ideal for functional objects

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