Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Ugly Children May Get Parental Short Shrift. Parents would certainly deny it, but Canadian researchers have made a startling assertion: parents take better care of pretty children than they do ugly ones. By By NICHOLAS BAKALAR. [NYT > Health] So this is the second time I've seen this thing.  Frost me.  This has so many research holes and yet, the MSM only quotes one person who questions the guys conclusion on the basis of inappropriate use of evolutionary theory.  Duh,  how about inappropriate study practices?  This seems like a really, really tall order for only 400 participants that were "observed" at the grocery store.  And, who defines what makes a kid ugly?  Hell, almost every 8 year I've ever seen was ugly... Dumb, dumb, dumb 1:33:17 PM    comment [] May 12 Seminar Temporarily "Sold Out". In case you recently couldn't sign up for my upcoming free May 12 web seminar, it turns out the event "sold out" this weekend because we unexpectedly surpassed the maximum number of registrations for the event (2,500!). The folks at... [beyond bullets] 12:33:53 PM    comment []

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