Poor crop yields and violence from: July 31, 2017 at 08:15AM
Monthly Archives: July 2017
One Small Step Towards a Theory of Pitch Sequencing
2017.07.29 – 18:16
One Small Step Towards a Theory of Pitch Sequencing from Ken Arneson
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
2017.07.28 – 17:13
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck from: July 28, 2017 at 03:54PM
The Feedback Loop from Hell
2017.07.28 – 16:11
The Feedback Loop from Hell “Because here’s the thing that’s wrong with all of the “How to Be Happy” shit that’s been shared eight million times on Facebook in the past few years—here’s what nobody realizes about all of this crap: The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the […]
Manifesto for a New American Liberalism, or How to Be a Humane Libertarian
2017.07.28 – 13:32
Manifesto for a New American Liberalism, or How to Be a Humane Libertarian (pdf) “The essence of real, humane liberalism, in short, is a small government, honest and effective in its modest realm. Otherwise, leave people alone to pursue their non-violent projects voluntarily, laissez faire, laissez passer. But do not ignore other people, or disdain […]
Time Simply Slipped Away Without Any Meaning
2017.07.27 – 23:13
Time Simply Slipped Away Without Any Meaning from: July 27, 2017 at 10:01PM
The Roman Loophole That Could
2017.07.27 – 22:33
The Roman Loophole That Could “…the entire edifice of Western civilization – all the cultural, social, and philosophical structures that define the world in which we live today – can be traced back to a stupid loophole in Roman inheritance law.”
Minimalist geometric animated GIFs
2017.07.27 – 11:13
Minimalist geometric animated GIFs from: July 27, 2017 at 09:38AM
Where Do Pro-Social Institutions Come From?
2017.07.18 – 16:44
Where Do Pro-Social Institutions Come From? “Wang et al. found that countries and regions vary a lot more in their present bias than in their long-term discount factor. The above says: how people in the present value rewards they expect to receive (say) 10 years into the future, is pretty similar across the world — […]
New Research Suggests Why Mid-Sized Animals Are The Fastest
2017.07.18 – 14:19
New Research Suggests Why Mid-Sized Animals Are The Fastest from: July 18, 2017 at 02:00PM
How to Think Like an Economist
2017.07.17 – 20:04
How to Think Like an Economist “That economics is about people means that economists cannot ethically undertake large-scale experiments. Economists cannot set up special situations in which potential sources of disturbance are reduced to a minimum, then observe what happens, and generalize from the results of the experiment (where sources of disturbance are absent) to […]
The right Mac laptop to buy for a student
2017.07.16 – 20:08
The right Mac laptop to buy for a student from: July 16, 2017 at 08:03PM
Publishers and the Pursuit of the Past
2017.07.13 – 15:58
Publishers and the Pursuit of the Past from: July 13, 2017 at 03:07PM
A guide for people doing media things
2017.07.12 – 20:27
A guide for people doing media things “I wanted to put together a short guide for people who have been asked to be in the media—whether called for comment, asked to appear on a podcast or TV show—but are nervous and afraid.”
How to get people to like you: 7 ways from an FBI behavior expert
2017.07.04 – 00:14
How to get people to like you: 7 ways from an FBI behavior expert The single most important thing is non-judgmental validation. Seek someone else’s thoughts and opinions without judging them. Suspend your ego. Focus on them. Really listen, don’t just wait to talk. Ask them questions; don’t try to come up with stories to […]
The Three Blind Spots of Politics
2017.07.02 – 13:41
The Three Blind Spots of Politics “Liberals first. In their eagerness to empathize with the victim, they can turn the victim into an object rather than an independent actor. […] Conservatives dehumanize in their own way. In their zeal to preserve civilization and the American way of life, they demonize those that they see as […]
Book Notes: The Undoing Project
2017.07.01 – 14:07
Book Notes: The Undoing Project “Amos liked to say that if you are asked to do anything—go to a party, give a speech, lift a finger—you should never answer right away, even if you are sure that you want to do it. Wait a day, Amos said, and you’ll be amazed how many of those […]