January 2011
108 posts
Jan 1st
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Jan 1st
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“New Year’s Eve is the ultimate Amateur Night—even worse than St. Patrick’s Day...”
– Hampton Stevens provides some tips through surviving New Years with all limbs intact.
Jan 1st
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“With the new year soon upon us, so is the time for resolutions. Let the list...”
– Derek Brown makes an appealing New Year’s resolution. Full article here.
Jan 1st
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As we gear up for New Year's Eve, we must all... →
nprfreshair: Anyone else prepared to party like it’s 1518? — braiker
Jan 1st
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December 2010
133 posts
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“Go buy a box of Franzia Cabernet (not the Merlot or Chianti), which I consider a...”
– The Atlantic
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“Empathy is a cornerstone of human behavior and has long been considered innate....”
– What, Me Care?: Scientific American
Dec 30th
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“Empathy is a cornerstone of human behavior and has long been considered innate....”
– What, Me Care?: Scientific American
Dec 30th
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“Pastry is the closest that a human being can get to creating a new food. A...”
– The science and imagination behind modern dessert  
Dec 29th
48 notes
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“Pastry is the closest that a human being can get to creating a new food. A...”
– The science and imagination behind modern dessert  
Dec 29th
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“Over the past decade, algorithmic trading has overtaken the industry. From the...”
– Algorithms Take Control of Wall Street  
Dec 29th
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“Over the past decade, algorithmic trading has overtaken the industry. From the...”
– Algorithms Take Control of Wall Street  
Dec 29th
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As we gear up for New Year's Eve, we must all... →
nprfreshair: Anyone else prepared to party like it’s 1518? — braiker
Dec 29th
39 notes
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“With the new year soon upon us, so is the time for resolutions. Let the list...”
– Derek Brown makes an appealing New Year’s resolution. Full article here.
Dec 29th
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“I know that a lot of what I’m listing here seems like it’s outside of the “nerd...”
– Patton Oswalt
Dec 29th
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“In the late nineteen-nineties, John Crabbe, a neuroscientist at the Oregon...”
– The Decline Effect and the Scientific Method : The New Yorker
Dec 29th
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“For the final truth about snowflakes is that they become more individual as they...”
– The truth about snowflakes : The New Yorker
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Update: Farm Animals Get 80 Percent of Antibiotics... →
Dec 28th
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Update: Farm Animals Get 80 Percent of Antibiotics... →
Dec 28th
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Is Eradicating Polio a Good Idea? →
Dec 28th
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Satellite-Based Laser Hunts Woodpeckers From Space →
Frightening-yet-intriguing headline, until you read it and realize “hunts” is being used to mean “track.” Probably for the better.
Dec 28th
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Satellite-Based Laser Hunts Woodpeckers From Space →
Frightening-yet-intriguing headline, until you read it and realize “hunts” is being used to mean “track.” Probably for the better.
Dec 28th
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A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out of... →
It’s like a The Shawshank Redemption, except he studied law instead of tunneling through a wall.
Dec 28th
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A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out of... →
It’s like a The Shawshank Redemption, except he studied law instead of tunneling through a wall.
Dec 28th
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“Put simply, our minds are not designed to allow us to have more than a very...”
– Robin Dunbar - You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
Dec 28th
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“Put simply, our minds are not designed to allow us to have more than a very...”
– Robin Dunbar - You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends
Dec 28th
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“The European Union has a larger economy and more people than America does....”
– AlterNet: America in Decline: Why Germans Think We’re Insane
Dec 28th
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“The European Union has a larger economy and more people than America does....”
– AlterNet: America in Decline: Why Germans Think We’re Insane
Dec 28th
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“CAPITALISM relies on inequality. Like differences in other prices, pay...”
– Income Inequality and the ‘Superstar Effect’ - NYTimes.com
Dec 27th
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“To the great body of men who have had exceptional advantages in the way of...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, “The College Graduate and Public Life” (The Atlantic, August 1894).
Dec 27th
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“To the great body of men who have had exceptional advantages in the way of...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, “The College Graduate and Public Life” (The Atlantic, August 1894).
Dec 27th
55 notes
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WatchWatch
The progress bar illusion.
Dec 27th
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WatchWatch
The progress bar illusion.
Dec 27th
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“If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar,...”
– Banksy (Yes, Banksy) on Thierry, EXIT Skepticism & Documentary Filmmaking as Punk
Dec 27th
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“If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar,...”
– Banksy (Yes, Banksy) on Thierry, EXIT Skepticism & Documentary Filmmaking as Punk
Dec 27th
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“For the sake of the novel, and ourselves, let’s hope that [Czech novelist...”
– The Book-Length Sentence - Essay - NYTimes.com
Dec 27th
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“For the sake of the novel, and ourselves, let’s hope that [Czech novelist...”
– The Book-Length Sentence - Essay - NYTimes.com
Dec 27th
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“Our study revolves around using insights gained from one of the most influential...”
– Tanjim Hossain and John A. List: The Behavioralist Visits the Factory: Increasing Productivity Using Simple Framing Manipulations (pdf)
Dec 27th
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“Our study revolves around using insights gained from one of the most influential...”
– Tanjim Hossain and John A. List: The Behavioralist Visits the Factory: Increasing Productivity Using Simple Framing Manipulations (pdf)
Dec 27th
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“Facebook has just released an analysis of the word usage for about one million...”
– How To Be Popular On Facebook, Quantified - Slashdot
Dec 27th
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“Facebook has just released an analysis of the word usage for about one million...”
– How To Be Popular On Facebook, Quantified - Slashdot
Dec 27th
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“Rationality describes the idea that we all abide by certain laws of economic...”
– RSA - Better the devil you know
Dec 27th
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“Rationality describes the idea that we all abide by certain laws of economic...”
– RSA - Better the devil you know
Dec 27th
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60 Minutes: Endless Memory →
Fascinating. Lesley Stahl reports on the recently discovered phenomenon of “superior autobiographical memory,” the ability to recall nearly every day of one’s life. Video link above, text version here.
Dec 27th
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60 Minutes: Endless Memory →
Fascinating. Lesley Stahl reports on the recently discovered phenomenon of “superior autobiographical memory,” the ability to recall nearly every day of one’s life. Video link above, text version here.
Dec 27th
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“[T]he leaders who will deserve praise in this new era are those who develop a...”
– Thomas Friedman, Cut Here. Invest There.
Dec 26th
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“[T]he leaders who will deserve praise in this new era are those who develop a...”
– Thomas Friedman, Cut Here. Invest There.
Dec 26th