Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: The American Greet

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: How Do We Respond To Images Of War?

Hijacking the Brain Circuits With a Nickel Slot Machine – New York Times

Hijacking the Brain Circuits With a Nickel Slot Machine – New York Times

Blog: NotGraphs Baseball: Old News: Dopamine and Baseball

Twitter: @patr1ck

patr1ck The small cultural differences between the US and Canada make me feel as though I’m living inside an A/B test.

Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Oh God, So Funny It Hurts

Blog: Wired Science: Q&A: Why It’s Sometimes Rational to Be Irrational

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: Is it more effective to punish the bad or reward the good?

‘Moneyball’ Godfather Bill James Tackles Politics In Super PAC Age

‘Moneyball’ Godfather Bill James Tackles Politics In Super PAC Age
Moneyball analogies in politics

‘Moneyball’ Godfather Bill James Tackles Politics In Super PAC Age

‘Moneyball’ Godfather Bill James Tackles Politics In Super PAC Age
Moneyball analogies in politics

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: Is Apple a company or a religion?

3 reasons young Americans are giving up on God – The Week

3 reasons young Americans are giving up on God – The Week

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: When an expert speaks does your ability to think for yourself literally shut down?

New like on tumblr: swedishproblems

Twitter: @DalaiLama

DalaiLama I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether.

Blog: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan: A Ticket For Good Behavior

Blog: Dilbert.com Blog: The Estonian Pattern Key

Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: What are the two most common tricks advertisers use to manipulate you?

Blog: kottke.org: 10 year game of Civilization II turns into Eternal War

Research Shows That the Smarter People Are, the More Susceptible They Are to Cognitive Bias : The New Yorker

Research Shows That the Smarter People Are, the More Susceptible They Are to Cognitive Bias : The New Yorker
‘For one thing, self-awareness was not particularly useful: as the scientists note, “people who were aware of their own biases were not better able to overcome them.”’