Hacker News with Generative AI: Family

Genetics, not shared envs, drives parent-child similarities in intelligence (psypost.org)
How much of your cognitive ability is shaped by your genetic inheritance compared to the environment you grow up in? A new study published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility suggests that the transmission of cognitive ability from parents to children is primarily driven by genetics, with little influence from shared environmental factors like family resources. The findings challenge traditional assumptions in social mobility research that often attribute these correlations primarily to socio-economic status.

Genetics, Intelligence, Family, Social Mobility, Research

42 points by amichail 1 day ago | 16 comments

Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an 'inheritocracy' (2024) (theguardian.com)
Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?

Economics, Inequality, Family, Social Issues, Inheritance

25 points by herbertl 4 days ago | 28 comments

An Illustrator Dies, His Last Book Unfinished. In Steps His Son (nytimes.com)
Charles Santore was in the middle of illustrating the children’s book he did not know would be his last when he began to feel weak.

Family, Death, Art, Books, Children's Literature

7 points by prismatic 4 days ago | 1 comments

My Gen Z kids had a surprising reaction to 'Dead Poets Society' (upworthy.com)
While other kids were playing soccer, young Donovan Carrillo had other dreams. Despite living in the warm and temperate climate of Mexico, Carrillo had a singular vision of grabbing gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Generations, Movie Reviews, Family, Parenting

7 points by BerislavLopac 8 days ago | 2 comments

Sam Altman's sister files lawsuits against Sam alleging sexual abuse (cnbc.com)

Lawsuits, Sexual Abuse, Technology, Family

86 points by bhouston 10 days ago | 38 comments

South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations (apnews.com)
Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child?

Adoption, South Korea, Fraud, Family

8 points by achristmascarl 18 days ago | 0 comments

Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load (neurosciencenews.com)
New research from the University of Bath and the University of Melbourne, published in the Journal of Marriage & Family, reveals that mothers overwhelmingly carry this “mental load” while dads often take a back seat.

Gender Roles, Family, Psychology, Research

10 points by gmays 30 days ago | 6 comments

Always go to the funeral (2005) (npr.org)
I believe in always going to the funeral. My father taught me that.

Life Advice, Personal Anecdotes, Family

571 points by NaOH 32 days ago | 296 comments

Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust (nytimes.com)
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant, according to a sealed court document obtained by The New York Times.

Media, Law, Family, Business

5 points by whack 38 days ago | 0 comments

Boy, Girl, Boy (richardhanania.com)
I like to call my first son “Boy.” I think it comes from The Simpsons, back when it was good. In the early days at least, this was how Homer would refer to Bart. It always seemed very funny to me, as the term knocks children off their pedestal and reduces them to their subordinate role within the family.

Parenting, Humor, Television, Family

6 points by paulpauper 40 days ago | 1 comments

Boomers grieve not becoming grandparents–Millennials have little sympathy (independent.co.uk)
Amid falling birth rates and growing numbers of U.S. adults opting to remain child-free, boomer and Generation X grandparents are mourning the prospect of ever becoming grandparents. However, according to millennials themselves, the reasons for not having children far outweigh the disappointment their parents may feel.

Generations, Family, Social Trends, Demographics

9 points by ganzuul 42 days ago | 2 comments

How A Mom Managed to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail with 13 Kids (theinertia.com)
Hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail is a monumental achievement for anyone. Now imagine doing it with 13 kids in tow – it sounds almost impossible. But that’s exactly what Nikki Bettis set out to do.

Hiking, Family, Appalachian Trail, Parenting

23 points by ics 42 days ago | 16 comments

President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden (cnn.com)

Politics, Law, Family

69 points by LopRabbit 47 days ago | 85 comments

The Kitchen with Two Doors (longreads.com)
I don’t need to bury my nose in my curls to confirm it, but I do it anyway. On mulukhiyah nights, I leave my parents’ house smelling different than when I arrived. The spices that hung in the air like a fragrant fog when I walked in are now living in my pores, between my lips, on my coat. It’s a scent I can almost see—bold hues of garlic and coriander painted in one smooth brushstroke of forest green.

Food, Culture, Family

4 points by mooreds 49 days ago | 0 comments

Raising children still takes a village – But the village is changing (studyfinds.org)
NEW YORK — There’s an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. A new poll finds today’s parents are reinventing what it means to rely on their “village” when it comes to raising their kids.

Parenting, Sociology, Family, Community

16 points by Brajeshwar 63 days ago | 2 comments

Leaving and Waving (deannadikeman.com)
For 27 years, I took photographs as I waved good-bye and drove away from visiting my parents at their home in Sioux City, Iowa.

Photography, Family, Nostalgia

634 points by Duke_Pixie 67 days ago | 93 comments

Ask HN: Escape from TCR? Family shared SMS (ycombinator.com)
My wife is a bit particular and when we moved in together want there to be a household phone.

Family, Communication, Technology, Privacy

24 points by tcrhelpforsms 84 days ago | 48 comments

He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing (propublica.org)
On the morning of Jan. 22, 2024, Elmer De León Pérez descended deep into the bowels of a ship that he was helping to build in Houma, Louisiana.

Government, Accidents, Family, Labor, Louisiana

21 points by hn_acker 86 days ago | 22 comments

Reading Lord of the Rings aloud: Yes, I sang all the songs (arstechnica.com)
Like Frodo himself, I wasn't sure we were going to make it all the way to the end of our quest. But this week, my family crossed an important life threshold: every member has now heard J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (LotR) read aloud—and sung aloud—in its entirety.

Hobbies, Books, Family

14 points by BerislavLopac 87 days ago | 1 comments

Explaining Falling Birth Rates (daviddfriedman.substack.com)
One possible explanation is changes in norms and legal rules that make mate search more difficult. An example is a norm against dating fellow employees and a stronger norm against dating someone who has authority over you or you have some authority over.

Demographics, Social Norms, Relationships, Family, Work

14 points by paulpauper 97 days ago | 21 comments

The geometry of mass graves (ourtime.substack.com)
Most people have to go to a museum to seek out a spiritual encounter with Mark Rothko. But Antony Blinken grew up surrounded by the gauzy masterpieces. His father, Warburg-Pincus cofounder Donald Blinken, bought five canvases directly from the artist, whom he considered a friend. Rothko himself hung the paintings. Besides money, the relationship was built on shared experience. Rothko, like Donald Blinken’s father, was born in the Russian empire around the time of the Kishinev pogroms.

Art, History, Family, Politics

7 points by no_exit 100 days ago | 1 comments

Our son died. Now we can use his sperm to have a grandchild (bbc.com)
A couple in India have said they are "delighted" after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of their dead son to them so they could have a grandchild through surrogacy.

Ethics, Law, Family, Reproduction, Surrogacy

13 points by deafpolygon 101 days ago | 18 comments

Shedding light on alcohol's long shadow (news.harvard.edu)
One encounter changed everything for researcher who hopes to help mothers and families detect and treat the effects of dangerous drinking.

Alcohol, Health, Research, Family

57 points by lolinder 103 days ago | 71 comments

Family moved from US to Switzerland. The difference in quality of life is huge (businessinsider.com)
In 2016, my family was eager for change.

Switzerland, United States, Family, Immigration

11 points by theanonymousone 115 days ago | 6 comments

Steam Families Is Here (steampowered.com)

Gaming, Steam, Family

68 points by diggan 128 days ago | 49 comments

Hacker dad who faked death to avoid child support sentenced to prison (arstechnica.com)

Crime, Law, Family

10 points by speckx 148 days ago | 3 comments

US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she'd died (theguardian.com)