5 Historical Misconceptions Rundown
The most spectacular thing ever: Barry Zito’s 11-pitch at-bat « Bay City Ball – A Giants Blog
# 2012.04.23 – 11:02
Futurity.org – Brain ‘cascade’ in third party punishment
# 2012.04.23 – 10:47
The Chocolate-and-Radish Experiment That Birthed the Modern Conception of Willpower – Hans Villarica – Health – The Atlantic
# 2012.04.22 – 15:32
Twitter: @hotdogsladies
hotdogsladies A year ago today, I posted “Cranking.”
http://t.co/vEQYXzqW
It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever written.
# 2012.04.22 – 11:40
The Top of My Todo List
“I inverted the 5 regrets, yielding a list of 5 commands
Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”
Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”
# 2012.04.21 – 23:17
The Foreign-Language Effect
” Whereas people were risk averse for gains and risk seeking for losses when choices were presented in their native tongue, they were not influenced by this framing manipulation in a foreign language.”
# 2012.04.21 – 14:47
YouTube: Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?
Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?
# 2012.04.21 – 10:26
Blog: Barking up the wrong tree: Does email turn you into an asshole?
# 2012.04.21 – 08:22
Blog: HardballTalk: Cole Hamels: not a fan of homegrown stars leaving via free agency
# 2012.04.20 – 14:07
Twitter: @ftrain
ftrain The commenters don’t read the article, the writers don’t read the comments, and no one clicks on the ads.
# 2012.04.20 – 13:25
Into The Wild: Lost Conversations From Steve Jobs’ Best Years | Fast Company
“Open salaries was a dumb detail of the Open Corporation, but its core idea, of a workplace where every single person understands the company’s goals, is something that most organizations get wrong and that Apple has gotten so right for well over a decade.”
# 2012.04.19 – 14:32
On Dinosaur Time | Dinosaur Tracking | Smithsonian Magazine
“The so-called Age of Mammals–which began when the non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out–has been going on for about 66 million years. Less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus.”
# 2012.04.18 – 22:33
Blog: The Body Odd: Why dudes go nuts while watching the big game
# 2012.04.18 – 22:22
Andy Dolich: The A’s belong in Oakland, and they’ll stay there – San Jose Mercury News
# 2012.04.18 – 18:32
Lobby more, pay less in taxes – Sunlight Foundation
# 2012.04.18 – 09:32
Blog: david-frum: The Penn & Teller Election
# 2012.04.17 – 14:37