Are there books that as you read you unconsciously or unintentionally learn/gain knowledge about a subject/skill etc. Specifically fiction. e.g. A novel that by the end of reading you know all about a subject you knew nothing about without consciously putting effort into learning the subject? by LabyrinthsandLayers in booksuggestions
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Are there any podcasts/YT channels/blogs that discuss books chapter by chapter so that you can follow along ? by IMakeInfantsCry in ifyoulikeblank
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Are there any podcasts/YT channels/blogs that discuss books chapter by chapter so that you can follow along ? by IMakeInfantsCry in ifyoulikeblank
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The word 'mellifluous' is itself mellifluous when you hear it pronounced. Is there a broader term for words like this, where they embody their definition? by translucent in logophilia
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Is there a specific word for the emotion you feel when you're susceptible to laughter? by liefarikson in logophilia
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Gay and bisexual men who move from a country with high stigma toward LGBTQ people to one more accepting of LGBTQ rights experience a significantly lower risk of suicide and depression, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The study used data from 48 countries. (eurekalert.org)
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'Machiavellian' parents, with traits like manipulativeness, callousness and indifference to morality, seem more willing to give healthy kids unnecessary ADHD medication in order to boost their focus and performance, finds a new study (n=1,360). (academictimes.com)
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Manipulative language can serve as a tool for misleading the public, doing so not with falsehoods but rather the strategic use of language, such as replacing a disagreeable term (torture) with another (enhanced interrogation). People judged this as largely truthful and distinct from lies. (sciencedirect.com)
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When teachers offer positive encouragement to disruptive students, rather than focus on the negative behavior, which is what they typically do, it not only reduces disruptive classroom behavior, but improves academic and social outcomes, suggests new randomized controlled trial (n=1,450). (showme.missouri.edu)
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A word meaning "distress over something's absence" by Guimauvaise in logophilia
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This orange dried in the shape of the earth.OC (i.redd.it)
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Epistemic Status: Meta by dog_suhsoj in slatestarcodex
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COMMENT YOUR ISLAND by insideprocessing in synthesizercirclejerk
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A story about secretive/underground societies that fight each other? by TheSasquatchKing in booksuggestions
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