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Malcolm Collins

Philadelphia
As seen in: HuffPost, The Telegraph, New York Post, Newsweek, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Substack, Yahoo Sports Canada, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, The Free Press, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Covers:  nerd culture, online culture
Inactive legacy account. Follow me at @simonehcollins (My wife and I find it easier to manage a single account.)

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First I was a nerdy kid who met most of his friends online
Then I went to college for Neuroscience at St Andrews in Scotland
Then I worked in human evolution at the Smithsonian
Then I became a researcher in schizophrenia and bipolar at UT Southwestern
Then I worked at Neurosky creating electronic devices you can control with your thoughts
Now I am at Stanford Business School

From being a nerdy kid until today the online community has been at the core of my personal and social life. Now I am …

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Why You Should Date Online and Treat It Like a Job

Why You Should Date Online and Treat It Like a Job

In the past, when seeking someone to date (and perhaps eventually marry), you had four options. You could jus…

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An Executive's Guide to Reddit

An Executive's Guide to Reddit

Presenting itself as "The Front Page of the Internet," Reddit is technically the largest social news website.…

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Fallout Equestria: A Fan Fiction with its Own Fandom

Fallout Equestria: A Fan Fiction with its Own Fandom

Of all the TV shows, movies, and books I have enjoyed, one of the most engrossing fictional universes and pas…

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The Abridged Series: An Emergence of a New Genre

The Abridged Series: An Emergence of a New Genre

The emerge of online culture has fostered the resurgence of a number of out-of-favor artistic genres such as …

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Finished Your Favorite Book/Show? Try Fan Fiction

Finished Your Favorite Book/Show? Try Fan Fiction

Nobody enjoys the sinking feeling that accompanies the end of an amazing book series or the final episode of …

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How I Proposed to My Girlfriend on Reddit

How I Proposed to My Girlfriend on Reddit

Yesterday I proposed to my girlfriend of a year and a half. I didn't take her out to a nice restaurant, on a …

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Why We’re Surrounding Our Kids with AI

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By Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins
| Substack
Dear Second Voice Readers, Please enjoy this guest essay by parent-entrepreneurs Simone and Malcolm Collins. We seek to feature a range of perspectives on AI and its worldly application. And what could be a more timely topic than the future of parenting in the AI age? If you have a thoughtful and original perspective on this topic, we’d love to hear from you. Pitch us hello@lightninginspiration.com This Substack is reader-supported.
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Variants within the MMP3 and COL5A1 genes associate with soft tissue injury history in elite male rugby athletes

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By Jon Brazier, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Mark R. Antrobus, Peter Callus, Adam J. Herbert, Georgina K. Stebbings, Daniel Martin, Stephen H. Day, Liam P. Kilduff, Mark Bennett, Robert M. Erskine, Tom Cullen , Malcolm Collins, Mark R. Antrobus, Stuart.M. Raleigh, Yannis.P. Pitsiladis, Shane M. Heff
| Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
1 Introduction Compared to other team sports rugby has one of the highest injury incidence and severity rates, most of these are soft tissue injuries which damage the ligaments, tendons and muscles.1 This is likely due to the intermittent, collision-based nature of the sport. Furthermore, the increasing size and strength of elite rugby athletes2 is likely contributing to the high injury rates in the modern game, due to associated changes in momentum during collisions and changes of direction.
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I Want People to Have More Kids. Does That Make Me Far-Right?

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By Malcolm Collins
| The Free Press
I'm no pro-natalist, and think people should have only precisely as many children as they want, and no more, but this couple has some good ideas. The fact that a little smack on the cheek has so many people in this comment thread upset is a big reason why the idea of parenting is so off-putting to so many.
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