Humor will not be tolerated!! -Portia

Women in terrorist groups was a super fascinating question (thanks Inquisitive Isis!) and answer (thanks Concorde!).

You're welcome! I actually really enjoyed writing the answer. I find it absolutely fascinating and also didn't want to do homework, so that's what I did instead.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79573/

Squirrel wrote:I learned that proprioception (knowing how much strength it takes to do something as well as where your body is in space) is directly correlated to hypermobility. For example, if you are very hypermobile, you will likely have very poor proprioception (which explains why I broke so many dishes as a child).

Fascinating. Of course, I think proprioception in general is really interesting. (I also liked the other answers to this question.)

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79261/

I could listen to Yayfulness talk about urban planning all day.

Katya wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79261/

I could listen to Yayfulness talk about urban planning all day.

transportation problems are like database problems!

It was a great answer! I asked the question in hopes to help me figure out how to vote in upcoming elections since central Texas is currently trying to figure out how to deal with a growing, mobile, often suburban population. The answer didn't really help with that issue, but was still very interesting.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79633/

I liked hearing everyone's stories about finding their major or career. It's a good reminder that straightforward paths are the exception, not the rule.

Katya wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79633/

I liked hearing everyone's stories about finding their major or career. It's a good reminder that straightforward paths are the exception, not the rule.

I feel the same when people talk about how they found their eternal companion. It's nice to have some perspective.

Owlet wrote:

Katya wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79633/

I liked hearing everyone's stories about finding their major or career. It's a good reminder that straightforward paths are the exception, not the rule.

I feel the same when people talk about how they found their eternal companion. It's nice to have some perspective.

Those are my favourite!!!

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79641/

So I asked this question, realized how to find the answer immediately after I hit "submit" (well, there may have been a speed-of-light delay), and spent the next 99.9999999 hours hoping they would find a way to mock me and make it funny. Inverse Insomniac is quickly becoming one of my favourites as this definitely lived up to my expectations.

How to make a side-by-side picture. Also... MS Paint...

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http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79754/

The last answer gave me actual chills.

Portia wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79754/

The last answer gave me actual chills.

Yep.

Zed's answer about bouncing and interrupting: http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79767/

I suspect that I have mild or subclinical ADD and I do both of these things to a certain extent. I once got in trouble for popping bubble wrap during a meeting....oops. I always tell my students, "If you have to fidget, fidget quietly!" Twiddling their pens in the air is acceptable, but tapping their pens on the desk is not. Bouncing a knee up and down is acceptable, but tapping a foot incessantly is not.

My own strategies include making paper cranes and doodling. Or doodling and then making paper cranes out of my doodles.

Emiliana wrote:Zed's answer about bouncing and interrupting: http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79767/

I suspect that I have mild or subclinical ADD and I do both of these things to a certain extent. I once got in trouble for popping bubble wrap during a meeting....oops. I always tell my students, "If you have to fidget, fidget quietly!" Twiddling their pens in the air is acceptable, but tapping their pens on the desk is not. Bouncing a knee up and down is acceptable, but tapping a foot incessantly is not.

My own strategies include making paper cranes and doodling. Or doodling and then making paper cranes out of my doodles.

Look at Bill Gates rocking back and forth incessantly. But of course being grilled in court when billions of dollars are at stake (the government talking about splitting your company in half) is a pretty stressful situation in which many people would probably start to break down

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79782/

Zedability wrote:You also might be interested in this article about an Islamic sect that translated the Quran into Yiddish, and the associated controversies and tensions that come from translating between two languages whose very words are so seeped in their religion. (For instance, translating the word "God" from Arabic to Hebrew apparently sounds rather blasphemous).

Very interesting.

http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79790/

I think this might be my favorite answer I've ever seen from II. I don't necessarily agree with him about everything—I think MODAQ's got some good points, too—but I'm impressed at how much thought he's put into it. (I'm a sucker for deep analysis of pop culture.)

Katya wrote:http://theboard.byu.edu/questions/79790/

I think this might be my favorite answer I've ever seen from II. I don't necessarily agree with him about everything—I think MODAQ's got some good points, too—but I'm impressed at how much thought he's put into it. (I'm a sucker for deep analysis of pop culture.)

Yes, I was reading it on my phone, and was surprised but pleased to see he had authored it, as it had a Golden Age (TM) flair to it; i.e. taking something unserious perfectly seriously.

wow, I liked both answers! Pokemon.

and now I'm really curious about environmental psychology!