Comments on: The Downside of Reading

By: Intelligence as Curse

Intelligence as Curse — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:10 +0000

[...] idea of humor ranges more toward the comedic stylings of Aristophanes. (We covered a similar topic here, in a post exploring the correlation between literacy and [...]

By: The Economics of Happiness « Blogging Balkanistan

The Economics of Happiness « Blogging Balkanistan — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:07:13 +0000

[...] the Central European Review explains via Microkhan poverty + high literary rate can also be a deadly cocktail). In Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania, youth strongly correlated with happiness. The theory [...]

By: The Puputans of Bali

The Puputans of Bali — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:17:29 +0000

[...] few loyalists know that suicide is a frequent topic of interest ’round here. No surprise, then, that in the midst of reading Miguel [...]

By: “A Prohibition So Divine…”

“A Prohibition So Divine…” — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:17:08 +0000

[...] couple of weeks ago, Microkhan delved into the apparent link between literacy and suicide—the more literate a nation’s population, it appears, the likelier it is to have a high [...]

By: Brendan I. Koerner

Brendan I. Koerner — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:22:31 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Michael. I’ll try and follow up on it next week.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:14:08 +0000

How about the legacy of the eradication of the church from these areas? This would seem a far more likely connection.

By: The China Conundrum

The China Conundrum — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:30:59 +0000

[...] to play Captain Bringdown on a Friday, but a promise is a promise. Microkhan recently vowed to explore the female suicide rate in China, and by golly, that’s what’s gonna happen in this here post. If you want sunshine and [...]