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Even the ultra-Libertarian *Cato Institute* explains why Syrian refugees are not a security threat….

https://www.cato.org/blog/syrian-refugees-dont-pose-serious-security-threat

Even the ultra-Libertarian *Cato Institute* explains why Syrian refugees are not a security threat. TL;DR: Vetting refugees takes a long time and is very thorough, and chances of actual terrorists getting through the years-long process are extremely low. There are other, *much* easier ways ISIS could get operatives into the US than hiding them among people who have left everything behind to escape a war zone.

Connecting with your kids through shared fandom.

“The Force Is What Binds Us”: One Mom Uses the Greatest Power in the Galaxy to Connect With Her Son

I thought that it might be too much for Colin. He had trouble following directions. He lacked the fine motor skills to engage his lightsaber. I knew he would get frustrated. Maybe it was the ‘Star Wars’ fan in me, but autism or no autism, I believed that he could do this.

Connecting with your kids through shared fandom.

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“I know you want your dietary preferences to be taken seriously…”

Why Food Allergy Fakers Need to Stop

I know you want your dietary preferences to be taken seriously, and you think invoking the A-word is a harmless little white lie. But you have no idea how much trouble you’re causing and how much you’re helping to erode hard-won progress for people with genuine allergies and disorders.

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I think we might have had this poster when i was a kid.

I think we might have had this poster when i was a kid. I’ve at least seen it. Also, it’s worth following the link to the site where they picked up the image, because there’s a short animation based on it.

A Map of the Menschmaschine

How Futurism gave us the word “robot,” the movie Metropolis, and this map of the body as a factory.

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Interesting (and useful) perspective: “Procrastinators are intrinsically and not ex­trinsically motivated, meaning that neither…

Don’t Delay Exploring the Science of Your Child’s Procrastination

Research is showing that procras­tination isn’t a defect in ability or personality but rather a disconnect between the demands of a task and what motivates the procrastinator.

Interesting (and useful) perspective: “Procrastinators are intrinsically and not ex­trinsically motivated, meaning that neither tempting them with rewards nor warning them the sky will fall is likely to up their motivation to the threshold of action. Instead, the procrastinator has to want to do something.”

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