Monthly Archives: March 2012

Blog: Rod Dreher: The Desert Sighs In the Bed

The Desert Sighs In the Bed Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher

Twitter: @jamesvenes

jamesvenes Well, crap. A meteor just hit my house. They weren’t lying when they said that had better odds than me winning Mega Millions.

Brain drain | The Spectator

Brain drain | The Spectator “In 1986 Patricia Churchland published Neurophilosophy, arguing that the questions that had been discussed to no effect by philosophers over many centuries would be solved once they were rephrased as questions of neuroscience. This was the first major outbreak of a new academic disease, which one might call ‘neuroenvy’. If […]

Blog: Rod Dreher: Jose Canseco, Climate Scientist

Jose Canseco, Climate Scientist Rod Dreher, Rod Dreher

ScienceShot: The Woven Brain – ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: The Woven Brain – ScienceNOW “within those curves is a latticework of nerve fibers that cross each other at roughly right angles”

What Isn’t for Sale? – Magazine – The Atlantic

What Isn’t for Sale? – Magazine – The Atlantic Michael Sandel

Rod Dreher » The Perverse Joy of Apocalypse

Rod Dreher » The Perverse Joy of Apocalypse “paranoia is a protest against unimportance”

Murray Lender and frozen bagels: The man who made America better by making bagels worse. – Slate Magazine

Murray Lender and frozen bagels: The man who made America better by making bagels worse. – Slate Magazine An example of Clay Christensen’s concentric circles of quality/price/expertise.

Wind Map

Wind Map

Twitter: @anildash

anildash I’m no designer, but as best I can tell, design is about creating processes that put human empathy ahead of institutional desire.

Blog: 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Do You Believe In Magic? Thoughts On The New Ownership Group

Do You Believe In Magic? Thoughts On The New Ownership Group Rob, 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog

Blog: Ideas Market: The High Cost of Teacher ‘Churn’

The High Cost of Teacher ‘Churn’ Christopher Shea, Ideas Market

Blog: Wired Science » Frontal Cortex: The Cost Of Creativity

The Cost Of Creativity Jonah Lehrer, Wired Science » Frontal Cortex

Blog: Bronx Banter: Salt Peanuts

Salt Peanuts Alex Belth, Bronx Banter

Blog: Swedish Language Blog: 10 Swedish words you won’t find in English

10 Swedish words you won’t find in English jennie, Swedish Language Blog

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: Taking On Hezbollah – In Paintball

Taking On Hezbollah – In Paintball Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Blog: Marginal Revolution: The Grand Gameshow

The Grand Gameshow Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

Five Best Productivity Methods

Five Best Productivity Methods

Barcelona’s secret to soccer success

Barcelona’s secret to soccer success

Blog: Dilbert.com Blog: Designer Degrees

Designer Degrees (author unknown), Dilbert.com Blog