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No Kidding!

No Kidding! is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand No Kidding! rather than just read about it. In short: No Kidding! International is an international non-profit social club created for singles and couples who have never had children regardless of the reason.

Key takeaways

No Kidding! belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect No Kidding! to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of No Kidding! from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

No Kidding! International is an international non-profit social club created for singles and couples who have never had children regardless of the reason. Such people are generally described as "childless" by society at large, but some of their members who are childless by choice prefer the term "childfree" in order to highlight the voluntary nature of their circumstance. The first chapter of this organization was begun by Jerry Steinberg (the "Founding Non-Father" of No Kidding!) in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1984. There are numerous chapters in Canada, the United States and several other countries. The stated purpose of No Kidding! is to give childless and childfree adults a place to share common interests not involving children, as well as to provide the opportunity to make new like-minded friends. Anyone who has never been a parent, regardless of the reason, is permitted to join. The club organizes a wide range of activities, including biking, hiking, wine and cheese parties, dinners, Sunday brunches, community theater, and concerts. The organization has annual conventions where people from all over the U.S. and Canada gather. Conventions were held annually between 2002 and 2006. So far, conventions have been held in Las Vegas, New Orleans, Seattle, Philadelphia and Toronto. In 2010, the convention was in Houston. The group's founder, as well as representatives of various No Kidding! chapters, have made numerous appearances in international media, as well as in local newspapers, radio shows and TV programs.

See also Kidding Aside, a British childfree movement

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with No Kidding!

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what No Kidding! claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to No Kidding! before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about No Kidding! ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of No Kidding!

In research: No Kidding! appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses No Kidding! in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: No Kidding! is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1984 establishments in British Columbia, Canadian organization stubs, Human reproduction stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for No Kidding! outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study No Kidding! in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what No Kidding! means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain No Kidding! out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is No Kidding! in simple terms?

No Kidding! International is an international non-profit social club created for singles and couples who have never had children regardless of the reason.

Why does No Kidding! matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study No Kidding!?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on No Kidding!.