Practical Theoretical Ethics, by @iwelsh: https://t.co/4kxfKd2oqnIt really can be that straightforward if we decide that it will be so. — Mike Thayer (@mthayer_nj) March 1, 2016 via https://twitter.com/mthayer_nj
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Zebra vs Horses (Americapox Part 2)
2016.02.29 – 17:17
Zebra vs Horses (Americapox Part 2) February 29, 2016 at 05:16PM
Tweet by freddiedeboer
2016.02.28 – 11:35
Maybe the world is trying to tell you guys something. https://t.co/UmF1o0fx0Z pic.twitter.com/cKlsgr5AUq — Freddie deBoer (@freddiedeboer) February 28, 2016 via https://twitter.com/freddiedeboer
Nothing else matters: Evolution of preference for social prestige
2016.02.26 – 13:10
Nothing else matters: Evolution of preference for social prestige “First, if a greater social activity of an individual enhances oblique (i.e. to non-relatives) transmission of her cultural traits at the expense of vertical (i.e. to children) transmission as well as family size, which behavior is optimal from cultural evolution standpoint? I formalize a general model […]
Poorest Areas Have Missed Out on Boons of Recovery, Study Finds
2016.02.26 – 13:10
Poorest Areas Have Missed Out on Boons of Recovery, Study Finds “…once a downward spiral begins, it is very difficult for residents or local political leaders to reverse the slide. “When businesses close and there is no investment, the tax base erodes,” Mr. Lettieri said. “Local governments can’t invest their way out.””
Why playing peekaboo with babies is a very serious matter
2016.02.26 – 13:02
Why playing peekaboo with babies is a very serious matter from: February 26, 2016 at 12:55PM
Joel & Ethan Coen – Shot | Reverse Shot
2016.02.25 – 23:47
Joel & Ethan Coen – Shot | Reverse Shot February 25, 2016 at 11:18PM
What worldview produces a Trump?
2016.02.25 – 12:20
What worldview produces a Trump? “Both the analyst and the foreign leaders the analyst is studying have worldviews that shape how they view events, how they understand things, how they filter all of the sensory input both from their immediate senses and from their innumerable memories and reduce a problem down to a cognitively managable […]
Tweet by bogcommenter
2016.02.25 – 11:11
This is the single best thing I've read on the mindset of a Trump voter. https://t.co/maABBHfAGa pic.twitter.com/QDOPWsJJlz — Internet Contrarian! (@bogcommenter) February 25, 2016 via https://twitter.com/bogcommenter
How Rome Enabled Impersonal Markets
2016.02.24 – 10:13
How Rome Enabled Impersonal Markets “Focusing on the institutions of impersonal exchange, it reaches a clear positive conclusion on the market-facilitating role of the Roman state because such institutions have unambiguously positive effects on markets. Moreover, being impersonal, these beneficial effects are also widely distributed across society instead of accruing disproportionately to better-connected individuals.”
Prospectus Feature: Umpires Aren`t Compassionate; They`re Bayesian by Guy Molyneux
2016.02.24 – 08:06
Prospectus Feature: Umpires Aren`t Compassionate; They`re Bayesian by Guy Molyneux from: February 24, 2016 at 07:51AM
Small Polities are Better Polities
2016.02.24 – 07:36
Small Polities are Better Polities from: February 24, 2016 at 07:35AM
Falkenblog: An Economist’s Rational Road to Christianity
2016.02.22 – 11:55
Falkenblog: An Economist’s Rational Road to Christianity “A Christian purpose aligns with our nature so well that it is useful to believe and behave “as if” it were true, and in the history of science, many assumptions that were chosen because they worked were later found to be true. Thus, assumptions often are used as […]
What’s Next in Computing?
2016.02.22 – 09:13
What’s Next in Computing? “Each product era can be divided into two phases: 1) the gestation phase, when the new platform is first introduced but is expensive, incomplete, and/or difficult to use, 2) the growth phase, when a new product comes along that solves those problems, kicking off a period of exponential growth.”
Why is there a lesbian wage premium?
2016.02.22 – 07:47
Why is there a lesbian wage premium? from: February 22, 2016 at 07:44AM
Social media has turned Republican & Democratic Parties into host bodies for 3rd party candidates.
2016.02.21 – 22:19
Social media has turned Republican & Democratic Parties into host bodies for 3rd party candidates. “Reaching & persuading even a fraction of the electorate used to be so daunting that only two national orgs could do it. Now dozens can.”
Situationally Competitive vs. Always Competitive
2016.02.21 – 14:23
Situationally Competitive vs. Always Competitive from: February 21, 2016 at 02:06PM
Vimeo: Spring Training: The A’s Awaken
2016.02.20 – 12:52
Spring Training: The A’s Awaken Jeremy Koo