Nik.Tomic

Florida man insists he didn’t drink and drive, claims he only drank at stop signs.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Djokovic is describing neuroscience, not parenting philosophy.

The prefrontal cortex doesn’t finish maturing until age 25. This is the area responsible for judgment, impulse control, and planning.  Between the ages of 10 and 25, the brain undergoes changes that have important implications for behavior. 

Here’s the problem: dopamine levels in the limbic system increase during adolescence, making teens more emotional and more responsive to rewards.  The reward circuitry is running hot while the brakes are still being installed.

Laurence Steinberg, one of the world’s leading adolescent development researchers, likens this to engaging a powerful engine before the braking system is in place. 

Now add a phone. Infinite scroll. Push notifications. Variable reward schedules engineered by thousands of product managers optimizing for engagement. You’re flooding a system that’s already hypersensitive to dopamine with the most potent non-pharmacological reward delivery mechanism ever invented.

As prefrontal dopamine fibres continue to increase in density during adolescence, they may be particularly vulnerable to external influences, both positive and negative. 

The delayed dopamine connectivity in the prefrontal cortex during adolescence may underlie the heightened risk to develop mental disorders.

The “everyone else has one” argument his kids make proves his point. The social conformity pressure is a feature of the developing adolescent brain, not a reason to give in.

Djokovic has trained his entire life to resist immediate gratification for long-term performance. He’s applying the same model to his kids’ brain development. Let the hardware mature before installing software designed to exploit its vulnerabilities.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Two boys—ages 10 and 3–jumped 30 feet from a burning building in Grenoble, France. Two of the six adults who caught them broke their arms.

Amazing heroism.
https://t.co/78prmyr6F1

[Football Factly @FootballFactly]

Knocks Fenerbahçe out of the UCL, sending Benfica through.

Gets sacked by Fenerbahçe and pockets €9m.

Joins Benfica and plays in the UCL where he witnesses a 98th minute goal from his goalkeeper which ultimately keeps them in the UCL and sends his former club into the playoffs.

Mourinho masterclass.

[litquidity @litcapital]

We call it “synthetic pre-IPO exposure”. It lets you predict the SpaceX price without owning any actual shares in the company

[vittorio @IterIntellectus]

https://t.co/GFfob61imm

[PrimePhase @PrimePhaseX]

He was actually sick… the things he pulled off are crazy 😳🔥

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

BREAKING: YouTuber Outdoor Boys(14.8m subs) just announced he’s retiring the channel for now.

One of the most wholesome creators on the platform stepping away due to the fame and to focus on helping others/his children’s channels.

End of an era 😢

[Clapped 🚀 @F1Clapped]

The reaction time needed to be a race car driver

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Safety walking alone during night in Europe (from more safe to less safe):

1. Croatia 🇭🇷
2. Slovenia 🇸🇮
3. Iceland 🇮🇸
4. Georgia 🇬🇪
5. Switzerland 🇨🇭
6. Czech Republic 🇨🇿
7. Denmark 🇩🇰
8. Estonia 🇪🇪
9. Finland 🇫🇮
10. Netherlands 🇳🇱
11. Montenegro 🇲🇪
12. Austria 🇦🇹
13. Cyprus 🇨🇾
14. Slovakia 🇸🇰
15. Serbia 🇷🇸
16. Portugal 🇵🇹
17. North Macedonia 🇲🇰
18. Poland 🇵🇱
19. Romania 🇷🇴
20. Hungary 🇭🇺
21. Spain 🇪🇸
22. Norway 🇳🇴
23. Bulgaria 🇧🇬
24. Malta 🇲🇹
25. Lithuania 🇱🇹
26. Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦
27. Latvia 🇱🇻
28. Luxembourg 🇱🇺
29. Germany 🇩🇪
30. Albania 🇦🇱
31. Russia 🇷🇺
32. Turkey 🇹🇷
33. Greece 🇬🇷
34. Italy 🇮🇹
35. Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
36. Moldova 🇲🇩
37. Sweden 🇸🇪
38. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
39. Belgium 🇧🇪
40. Belarus 🇧🇾
41. France 🇫🇷

According to Numbeo

[Satoshi Club @esatoshiclub]

@elonmusk @neuralink There’s this thing tho

[Architecture & Tradition @archi_tradition]

What do you think is the most underrated city in Europe?

I’ll start:

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

What a magnitude 7.2 earthquake may look like underwater.

[Nik.Tomic @TikNomic]

@leonarbro @ShouldHaveCat Best feeling, right?

[Nik.Tomic @TikNomic]

@leonarbro @ShouldHaveCat How do you know it is American, since it only speaks cat languege?

[Crazy Clips @crazyclipsonly]

He became a legend that day

[DramaAlert @DramaAlert]

Shoplifter knocked unconscious by Coke bottle tomahawk throw! 😂‼️