Monthly Archives: April 2013

How Parents Around the World Describe their Children

How Parents Around the World Describe their Children

Blog: askblog: My New Book on Kindle

My New Book on Kindle by Arnold Kling askblog

Blog: askblog: Utilitarianism and the Three-Axes Model

Utilitarianism and the Three-Axes Model by Arnold Kling askblog

Blog: The Dish: The Mystery Of Memory

The Mystery Of Memory by Matt Sitman The Dish

Blog: Seth’s Blog: When you sell unlimited hope…

When you sell unlimited hope… by Seth Godin Seth's Blog

URLs are for People, not Computers

URLs are for People, not Computers

YouTube: Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work? TEDtalksDirector

The Branch Rickey Miracle

The Branch Rickey Miracle “It is impossible to imagine now, in what is often optimistically referred to as a post-racial society, just how deeply ingrained was the culture of segregation, and the violent lengths to which many were prepared to go to defend it.”

Paul Konerko redefines challenges, expectations

Paul Konerko redefines challenges, expectations Christina Kahrl takes stat-aware baseball writing to the next level

A Theologian of Renewal | The Evolution of Enlightenment | Big Think

A Theologian of Renewal | The Evolution of Enlightenment | Big Think “Indeed, if one rejects the scientific metaphysics that tells us that evolution is empty of meaning, a blind and random affair, one begins, according to Haught, to see hints of a telos or direction in the universe and, in that direction, a promise.”

Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

DFW on Dostoevsky

DFW on Dostoevsky "So, for me anyway, what makes Dostoevsky invaluable is that he possessed a passion, conviction, and engagement with deep moral issues that we, here, today, cannot or do not allow ourselves."

The lesson of sports, in one tweet

The lesson of sports, in one tweet @CalCoachG: "Who doesn’t hate to lose? But I will tell you what…credit to Louisville, and I have SO MUCH more to be happy than sad about."

YouTube: The Lost Genius of Irrationality: Rory Sutherland at TEDxOxford

The Lost Genius of Irrationality: Rory Sutherland at TEDxOxford TEDxTalks

Blog: kottke.org: Stretching before exercise considered harmful

Stretching before exercise considered harmful by Jason Kottke kottke.org

Educational Freedom

Educational Freedom "Most of us went to school when we were younger, and we cannot imagine otherwise. However, it may be worth contemplating radical alternatives to the notion of school."

Victims, Violations and Vendettas for Glory

Victims, Violations and Vendettas for Glory College football is just irredeemably corrupt

Blog: Marginal Revolution: What’s the best sentence ever formed?

What’s the best sentence ever formed? by Tyler Cowen Marginal Revolution

Blog: kottke.org: How a differential gear works

How a differential gear works by Jason Kottke kottke.org

The Fluent Medium Of Translation

The Fluent Medium Of Translation An Interview With Sam Garrett, Dutch-English translator