Cosmic Log – Higgs vs. hype: a mini-guide
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Blog: Marginal Revolution: Sentences to ponder
2011.12.13 – 18:07
Sentences to ponder Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
Twitter: @ncguk
2011.12.13 – 13:55
ncguk “We spent so long looking for the Higgs boson, and all the time it was in our hearts.” — Higgs Boson Christmas Special
Twitter: @baseballcrank
2011.12.13 – 12:40
baseballcrank A fairer tax system must, by definition, be simpler. Concentrated wealth is needed to lobby for, exploit complexity. #rsrh
Blog: Ideas Market: ‘San Francisco in Ruins’
2011.12.13 – 12:22
‘San Francisco in Ruins’ Christopher Shea, Ideas Market
Blog: Dave Winer’s “Scripting News” weblog: Why apps are not the future
2011.12.13 – 12:22
Why apps are not the future (author unknown), Dave Winer's "Scripting News" weblog
Blog: The Body Odd: How to spot a liar in 20 seconds flat
2011.12.13 – 12:22
How to spot a liar in 20 seconds flat (author unknown), The Body Odd
From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model – NYTimes.com
2011.12.13 – 11:32
From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model – NYTimes.com “The primary aim of education is to serve as an equalizing instrument for society.” That’s not exactly how I would have defined the aim of education…
Twitter: @PerKohler
2011.12.13 – 07:25
PerKohler A group of researchers set out to/ explain inheritable IQ/ But every gene/ regressed towards the mean/ I should probably’ve written a haiku
Twitter: @brianboyer
2011.12.12 – 20:55
brianboyer Buy the cheapest tool that fits the job. If you use it so much that it breaks, buy the most expensive tool. — My pal’s dad.
Blog: FanGraphs Baseball: Death, Taxes — and Pujols
2011.12.12 – 08:27
Death, Taxes — and Pujols Eric Seidman, FanGraphs Baseball
Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: What’s an excellent productivity secret we can learn from Jerry Seinfeld?
2011.12.12 – 07:56
What’s an excellent productivity secret we can learn from Jerry Seinfeld? (author unknown), Barking up the wrong tree
Alternate Sleep Cycles | High Existence
2011.12.11 – 22:02
Alternate Sleep Cycles | High Existence This explains Skalman’s clock.
Everything You Know About Education Is Wrong – Jordan Weissmann – Business – The Atlantic
2011.12.11 – 18:17
Everything You Know About Education Is Wrong – Jordan Weissmann – Business – The Atlantic Study reveals what correlates with high test scores. My question is, what goals of education do high test scores correlate with?
Questions for the Republican Candidates – Anil Dash
2011.12.11 – 18:17
Questions for the Republican Candidates – Anil Dash Wonder what the equivalent of this list would be for Democrats?
Cosmic Log – Can physicists crack the big puzzle?
2011.12.11 – 17:32
Cosmic Log – Can physicists crack the big puzzle? “If you’re a Beethoven, if you’re proposing some symphony and you don’t publish it, the chance that somebody else will create the very same symphony someday … well, that just doesn’t happen. But in the case of science, nature has already constructed the symphony, and we’re […]
A Response to Alva Noë’s “Art and the Limits of Neuroscience” : The Beautiful Brain
2011.12.10 – 20:03
A Response to Alva Noë’s “Art and the Limits of Neuroscience” : The Beautiful Brain
Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: Art In The Mind’s Eye
2011.12.10 – 12:23
Art In The Mind’s Eye Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan