Who Said Bribery Doesn't Work?

Capybara Gets Much Friendlier When There's Food Involved!

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Capy Tube
July 03, 2025

There’s an old joke that goes, “Why is academia so cutthroat? Because the stakes are so low.”

This applies to many aspects of life. Investor Charlie Munger had a similar observation when he said, “Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome.“

What’s this got to do with Capybaras?

Mandy did not like or want tickles and really wasn’t particularly friendly a week ago. But once I started bringing the local Capybaras food…

Well you can see for yourself in the pictures below.

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Do You Know These Laws?

Today’s quote about academia is a variation of “Sayre's law,” an observation that states: "In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake."

Here are a few more “laws” you may like…

  • Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

  • Parkinson's law: "Work expands to fill the time available for its completion."

  • Lindy's Law: "Something that has been around for a long time is likely to remain around for a long time."

  • Littlewood's law: "Individuals can expect statistical miracles to happen to them, at the rate of about one per month."

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