Around the Blogs, Vol. 76

1. "It's only because life lasts for decades and decades that it's intolerable to go through the whole thing without being yourself." (John Althouse Cohen)

2. "The most likely explanation for human homosexuality is that it is caused by some pathogen." (Gregory Cochran)

3. "These findings lead us to a conservative estimate that the 2005 international box office revenues were at least 7% lower than they would have been in the absence of pre-release piracy." (Joel Waldfogel) (via)

4. "The children aren't pampered, aren't always the center of attention, and have to learn how to amuse themselves and tolerate boredom. It's probably not a coincidence that German children also don't get diagnosed with attention deficit problems -- and then pumped full of amphetamines -- as much as American children do." (Andrew Hammel)