A surprisingly great read: "The Dictator's Handbook" by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith. 282 pages, published in 2011. Notes to follow 👇 pic.twitter.com/GIxGPippWT — Kevin Simler (@KevinSimler) January 22, 2018 via https://twitter.com/KevinSimler
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Tweet by DiscoverMag
2018.05.14 – 12:27
A huge coronal hole — shaped like a question mark — appears on the Sun: https://t.co/iWskKVvZHT @yulsman pic.twitter.com/Rrs1WrBag5 — Discover Magazine (@DiscoverMag) December 31, 2017 via https://twitter.com/DiscoverMag
Tweet by tyronem
2018.05.14 – 12:27
Processing My Struggle With Depression And Imposter Syndrome in Silicon Valley https://t.co/K4Nu4Bf3kT — Tyrone Vantablack Bolt (@tyronem) December 14, 2017 via https://twitter.com/tyronem
Tweet by terrajobst
2018.05.14 – 12:27
The official formula for estimating how many hours something will take: = rnd(1, 40) https://t.co/Y7J20fhvGl — Immo Landwerth (@terrajobst) December 12, 2017 via https://twitter.com/terrajobst
Tweet by darrel_miller
2018.05.14 – 12:27
30 years of writing software and if you ask me how long a small task is going to take, before I start working on it, the odds of being off by a factor of 10 are pretty high. Fortunately the law of averages reduce the times I look like an idiot. — Darrel Miller (@darrel_miller) […]
Tweet by SPACEdotcom
2018.05.14 – 12:25
The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret https://t.co/EU2q0XY2tV pic.twitter.com/fKFYQpbMOl — SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) November 4, 2017 via https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom
Tweet by johncarlosbaez
2018.05.14 – 12:25
Interview with Witten. "Do you have any ideas about the meaning of existence?" "No." But he's puzzled by the nature of quantum spacetime: "I suspect that there’s an extra layer of abstractness compared to what we’re used to." Read the whole thing: https://t.co/FtLgvw8zfn pic.twitter.com/cha5ORJ7tG — John Carlos Baez (@johncarlosbaez) November 28, 2017 via https://twitter.com/johncarlosbaez
Tweet by KevinSimler
2018.05.14 – 12:25
The Leaning Tower of Morality — my latest post at Ribbonfarm https://t.co/vYLuEvX3HO pic.twitter.com/auVwXM2VBd — Kevin Simler (@KevinSimler) November 28, 2017 via https://twitter.com/KevinSimler
Tweet by AntonLaGuardia
2018.05.14 – 12:25
Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago https://t.co/EBNEZmbUFK — Anton La Guardia (@AntonLaGuardia) November 27, 2017 via https://twitter.com/AntonLaGuardia
Tweet by mattwhitlockPM
2018.05.14 – 12:25
A white student asks author @tanehisicoates if it's cool to rap along to songs with the n-word in it, and Coates responds brilliantly. pic.twitter.com/2NGf81oK8o — Matt (@mattwhitlockPM) November 10, 2017 via https://twitter.com/mattwhitlockPM
Tweet by sehurlburt
2018.05.14 – 12:23
The more I negotiate the more I walk away from aggressive negotiators. Goal is to build a healthy working relationship, not an abusive one. — Stephanie Hurlburt (@sehurlburt) October 7, 2017 via https://twitter.com/sehurlburt
Tweet by ahaspel
2018.05.14 – 12:23
The cure for any political ideology is to be ruled by it for a while. — Aaron Haspel (@ahaspel) October 2, 2017 via https://twitter.com/ahaspel
Tweet by Inc
2018.05.14 – 12:23
22 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Said 1 Thing Separates People Who Achieve From Those Who Only Dream https://t.co/rmqhhWADX1 — Inc. (@Inc) October 27, 2017 via https://twitter.com/Inc
Tweet by World_Wide_Wob
2018.05.14 – 12:23
Absolutely amazing weird NBA moment find by @NBA_Reddit's u/Colvjs, every Suns player starts running at same EXACT time after turnover pic.twitter.com/ztQgZRzIyR — Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) October 19, 2017 via https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob
Tweet by UCBerkeley
2018.05.14 – 12:23
BLOG by Dacher Keltner: Sex, power and the systems that enable men like Harvey Weinstein https://t.co/Hqj4kwjL4Q pic.twitter.com/wInpzDIiWl — UC Berkeley (@UCBerkeley) October 18, 2017 via https://twitter.com/UCBerkeley
Tweet by DegenRolf
2018.05.14 – 12:20
Against experts' predictions, children have become better at holding out in the marshmallow test in the last 50 yrs.https://t.co/0K40NzdKsK pic.twitter.com/fzQe7Y8mn0 — Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf) September 20, 2017 via https://twitter.com/DegenRolf
Tweet by QuantaMagazine
2018.05.14 – 12:20
ICYMI: A theory called causal emergence may explain the existence of conscious beings and other macroscopic entities.https://t.co/A5K7PXfUpU pic.twitter.com/2rb1PjdnZN — Quanta Magazine (@QuantaMagazine) September 5, 2017 via https://twitter.com/QuantaMagazine
Tweet by SyfyWire
2018.05.14 – 12:15
.@ryesilverman and how her regeneration cycle synced up with the Doctor's on Doctor Who https://t.co/abR25ZVsIh pic.twitter.com/6cYvRo237p — SYFY WIRE (@SyfyWire) August 23, 2017 via https://twitter.com/SyfyWire
Tweet by charlescwcooke
2018.05.14 – 12:15
This is a fantastic essay from @michaelbd: https://t.co/EiSzt2N1Ri — Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) August 24, 2017 via https://twitter.com/charlescwcooke
Tweet by NeuroscienceNew
2018.05.14 – 12:15
Deep Sleep Reinforces the Learning of New Motor Skills https://t.co/ZDhoxDFv2e #sleep #neuroscience #science pic.twitter.com/y43pPntJUZ — Neuroscience News (@NeuroscienceNew) August 11, 2017 via https://twitter.com/NeuroscienceNew