[Self] I found 13 four-leaf clovers today. How many more would I need to find to equate winning the lottery?
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[Request] how much pressure did Superboy generate and what is a good comparison?
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[Request] What would happen to the ISS if it was this close to earth?
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Japan has a surname extinction crisis by the year 2531 all Japanese will have a common surname (Sato) as the most common name today is held by 1.5% of the population request
I came across this interesting article and wondered how they were able to pinpoint the specific year 2531 and how would they even be able to calculate something like this??
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Every person in Japan will end up with the same last name.
Unless the country changes it’s traditional marriage laws.
Japan faces a "surname extinction" crisis as a mandatory marriage law could make "Sato" the country's only legal name within five centuries.
A striking new simulation by Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of Tohoku University reveals a future where Japan’s rich tapestry of family names vanishes entirely. If the nation’s current legal requirement for married couples to share a single surname remains unchanged, every citizen could be named "Sato" by the year 2531. As the most common name today, held by roughly 1.5% of the population, Sato’s prevalence is growing annually. Experts warn that without legislative intervention, the diversity of Japanese identities will continue to erode, with projections suggesting half the population will share the name by 2446.
The root of this demographic shift lies in a 19th-century legal framework that mandates spouses choose one surname, a tradition that results in approximately 95% of women adopting their husband's name. Critics argue this system not only threatens individual identity but also compromises centuries of family history and cultural heritage. Professor Yoshida’s study serves as a high-stakes call for the adoption of selective separate surnames, a policy change that would allow couples to retain their original names. By highlighting this potential "Sato-fication" of Japan, researchers hope to spark a vital national conversation about balancing legal traditions with the preservation of genealogical diversity.
source: McCurry, J. (2024). Japan could have a single surname by 2531 unless marriage law changes, study says. The Guardian.
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I came across this interesting article and wondered how they were able to pinpoint the specific year 2531 and how would they even be able to calculate something like this??
Full text:
Every person in Japan will end up with the same last name.
Unless the country changes it’s traditional marriage laws.
Japan faces a "surname extinction" crisis as a mandatory marriage law could make "Sato" the country's only legal name within five centuries.
A striking new simulation by Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of Tohoku University reveals a future where Japan’s rich tapestry of family names vanishes entirely. If the nation’s current legal requirement for married couples to share a single surname remains unchanged, every citizen could be named "Sato" by the year 2531. As the most common name today, held by roughly 1.5% of the population, Sato’s prevalence is growing annually. Experts warn that without legislative intervention, the diversity of Japanese identities will continue to erode, with projections suggesting half the population will share the name by 2446.
The root of this demographic shift lies in a 19th-century legal framework that mandates spouses choose one surname, a tradition that results in approximately 95% of women adopting their husband's name. Critics argue this system not only threatens individual identity but also compromises centuries of family history and cultural heritage. Professor Yoshida’s study serves as a high-stakes call for the adoption of selective separate surnames, a policy change that would allow couples to retain their original names. By highlighting this potential "Sato-fication" of Japan, researchers hope to spark a vital national conversation about balancing legal traditions with the preservation of genealogical diversity.
source: McCurry, J. (2024). Japan could have a single surname by 2531 unless marriage law changes, study says. The Guardian.
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[Request] How much cubic feet of land would fill in this area? Also what would it cost?
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[Request] anybody able to validate this? What is the actual amount of energy a query from chatgpt costs vs Google from 2008?
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[REQUEST] Is the maths correct here? Surely he hasn't spent over $100m on Golf
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[Request] this is a frog during a rocket launch, based off the force of the launch, frog terminal velocity,and frog to ground impact force, did our froggy friend (mathematically) survive.
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