Bindung / Attachment:

Bindung funktioniert wohl primär, über die schönen Erlebnisse, die man miteinander geteilt hat. Wenn man also eine Person vermisst, so läuft dieses Vermissen über die schönen Erlebnisse, die man mit eben dieser Person hatte. Das und das war gut und wertvoll, und das habe ich mit genau dieser einen Person erlebt.

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Attachment seems to work primarily through the meaningful experiences two people have shared. When we miss someone, that sense of longing is often tied to the memories of those experiences. We remember what was good, beautiful, and valuable, and we remember that we experienced those things with that particular person. The thought is not merely "that was wonderful," but rather "that was wonderful, and I shared it with this one person."

Tension:

I think a person should train himself to endure a certain amount of tension.

Quantitative Wissenschaften / Quantitative Sciences:

Welchen Wissenschaften geht es primär darum, Beziehungen und Abhängigkeiten zwischen quantitativen Größen aufzudecken?

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Which scientific disciplines are primarily concerned with uncovering relationships and dependencies between quantitative variables?

Throwing Projectiles:

Rolf Degen

@DegenRolf

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A man's ability to throw projectiles overhead leaves telltale traces on his face. Humans have a remarkable and unique capacity to throw projectile weapons. The ability to throw overhand with power and accuracy, to wound and kill from afar, is a derived adaptation within the genus Homo that undoubtedly had a profound effect on the success of our ancestor, by offering advantages in fighting and hunting. As a result, the capacity to quickly infer this trait in others could have also been adaptive for the purposes of assessing coalitional partners, rivals and potential mates. The current research investigates whether people can accurately infer the overhand throwing ability of others based on facial appearance. We demonstrated that face-based inferences of overhand throwing ability are accurate, predicting an analogue of ancestral projectile weaponry, the javelin, among male track and field athletes. Moreover, we found that javelin throwers have distinctive facial shapes, which may be driving these perceptions. Facial morphometric analyses showed that javelin throwers could be distinguished from the other track and field athletes by more prominent brows, a narrower interorbital distance, a broader mid-face and a more elongated chin. Finally, we replicate these effects and demonstrate that face-based inferences of overhand throwing ability can be decoupled from perceptions of physical strength and formidability. Overall, the ratings from male and female participants were highly similar across all three studies, which is consistent with the view that face-based inferences of overhand throwing could have been adaptive both in terms of assessing potential rivals and coalitional partners (male–male competition) as well as identifying mating partners that can provide, protect and provision (female choice).

The Good Match:

When are two people well-matched enough that they should or could spend a few decades with each other?

Spannungsfelder / Fields of Tension:

Es gibt da Spannungsfelder, durch die wir uns hindurchbewegen: Spannung zu Idealen, zu Zielen und Ambitionen, zu anderen Personen, zur Erinnerungen.

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There are fields of tension through which we move: tension toward ideals, toward goals and ambitions, toward other people, and toward memories.

Humorous Days:

There are days — and they keep recurring — when I find myself extraordinarily funny. Making people laugh becomes effortless, even though nothing about me feels especially excited or wound up. I can't quite say how humor and lightness found their way into my life. Perhaps it's relaxation, perhaps ambition, or perhaps simply the sense that life is going well.