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> emotional stability and encouragement are probably more important than homework I'm not sure if there is any work directly comparing the two, but it's true that emotional stabili…

Does reduced productivity at work correlate with more available time though? Take subsistence agriculture, which is very common in poor countries - it is usually done inefficiently…

On the other hand, parental involvement in their children's education has been shown to have a positive impact on children's development.

> Booking.com already knows that they are fighting a losing battle against AirBnB Maybe I am wrong, but I though Booking also lists apartments for rent? At least in Romania, I know…

This has not been my experience living in Amsterdam. Airbnb seems to be growing despite all the regulations that the municipality is trying to put in place [0]. And at least in my …

> Nobody told me it was supposed to be hard or supposed to be for boys or whatever. This is an ideal situation, but sadly not what many women experience, myself included. Role mode…

There is also a big economic disparity between the former GDR and Bavaria, so I'm not sure how valid a comparison just based on religion could be.

A PhD is not so much an apprenticeship though, its goal should be to bring a novel contribution to the state of the art in the field. The current system does not need more requirem…

> the apprentice must simply produce three publishable research papers within the committee's set time limit One big issue with the current PhD system is reliance on published arti…

> Moët, as in the champagne, is pronounced moe-ETTE not moe-AY I think this is a rule of the trema - the vowel is not diphtongued and the following consonant is not silent. Words l…

> I think this actively demonstrates that societal sexism might not the reason for more women not being interested and working in technology I don't really agree. What I understood…

Those goals are not strictly related to volunteering though, they can be accomplished with exchange programs or tourism (if done through local tour guides). The main issue with vol…

Well, yes, volunteering in Africa does not make sense from a cost-benefit perspective, unless you actually posses a skill that is in short supply over there (i.e. doctors). However…