Last year in October, Reed and I had a conversation about how I wasn’t getting what I wanted out of my drinking. It had recently become more “European” and less “poorly managed coping mechanism,” but it still wasn’t making the cut. I wrote three blog posts about it, at the 2, 4, and 6 month marks of running an experiment.
The Researchers Who Want Dads-to-Be to Stop Drinking - The Atlantic
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‘Bro’-liferation (Published 2016)
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Imagine you have a brother and he’s an alcoholic. He has his moments, but you keep your distance from him. You don’t mind him for the occasional family gathering or holiday. You still love him. But you don’t want to be around him. This is how I lovingly describe my current relationship with the United States. The United States is my alcoholic brother. And although I will always love him, I don’t want to be near him at the moment.
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A recent piece in The Atlantic argues fathers-to-be should abstain from alcohol when trying to conceive. The science that underpins this recommendation has some issues.
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Drinks with Nice People — Silicon Valley Version | Partiful
With five solid events in NYC and a recent hit in North Beach San Francisco, I am taking pity on overworked people living in Silicon Valley and bringing this popular and much needed event to your backyard. The purpose is simple: gather convivial gracious people of all ages, backgrounds and interests for conversation and drinks (including non-alcoholic) and let the fun begin. Rules are simple: RSVP (even if you can’t make it or aren’t sure), invite other interesting friendly people, show up, buy your own drinks and bites (though I may throw in a couple trays), and have a swell time. This is not a networking or pitching or tech event (thankfully!) it’s for purely human enjoyment. See you Wednesday!
Foodborne pathogens be damned
Plus: elder screen time, internet sobriety and the Barnes & Noble renaissance
Experimentally manipulating social media abstinence: results of a four-week diary study
Social media use has a weak, negative association with well-being in cross-sectional and longitudinal research, but this association in experimental studies is mixed. This investigation explores wh...
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I wrote a blog post on the science behind The Atlantic's "no alcohol for fathers-to-be" piece. quentinandre.net/posts/drunk-mice-and-their-of…
Do Drunk Mice Sire Weird-Looking Offspring? – Quentin André
quentinandre.netThis is a fascinating story. A Lebanese team published a study showing massive benefits for apple cider vinegar in 2024. People immediately noticed it was problematic, and complained. BMJ asked the authors for the data, and they sent it through. The study has just been retracted and WOW 1/n
