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- 1Wood-fired rocket kiln passes first test before Sunday firing●WOOD FIRE ROCKET KILN UPDATE: We finished the build, and lit it to check the draft and kiln for leaks-even toasted a cou
A potter in Kentucky has finished building a wood-fired rocket kiln and lit it for the first time to test the draft and check for leaks, even roasting marshmallows over the flame. With everything working as expected, the first proper firing is scheduled for this Sunday, and the builder is inviting people to follow along.
- 2Marshmallow test reframed as a measure of trust▼The marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world.
A widely shared parenting article argues that the famous marshmallow test, long cited as a measure of children's self-control, was actually measuring whether a child trusted the adults around them. The claim feeds into ongoing criticism of the Stanford experiment, which later studies found predicted less than believed once socioeconomic background was accounted for.