by John M. Jennings | Aug 23, 2022 | The IFOD
Does consistent church attendance make people more helpful and generous? It’s a hard question to answer because researchers don’t have an opportunity to follow around people of varying religiosity and score their behavior. We each likely have our own...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 19, 2022 | The IFOD
Huh. I would have thought that the world’s greatest dad would have a “dad bod.” Once when I was out and about with my daughter Claire we saw a guy with a t-shirt that said “World’s Greatest Dad.” Claire asked me, “Do you think...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 17, 2022 | The IFOD
I’ve written previously about the cult of Peloton and how I’m a card-carrying member of said cult (speaking of cults, this book on them has been getting great reviews). Peloton instructors are top-notch, and in addition to leading you through challenging...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 11, 2022 | The IFOD
I’ve long wondered why generic drug names (and some brand names) are so complex and hard to pronounce. I’m always impressed when the pronunciation rolls off a doctor’s or pharmacist’s tongue. How do these drugs get their complex generic names,...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 5, 2022 | The IFOD
Recently I read in Maria Konnikova’s excellent book The Biggest Bluff about the concept of predator success rate and which predator is the most deadly. Predator success rate is the percentage of time a predator catches and kills prey that it stalks. While we...
by John M. Jennings | Aug 3, 2022 | The IFOD
At the turn of the 20th century, a third of all cars on the road were electric. Electric cars had advantages over their internal combustion engine rivals: According to the US Department of Energy early electric cars “were quiet, easy to drive and didn’t emit a...
