Blog: Wired Science » Frontal Cortex: The Psychology of Nakedness

How To Be More Interesting (In 10 Simple Steps) – Forbes

Jessica Hagy (Indexed)

Upside Down: What Business Problem-Solving Gets Wrong | A human capitalist

Blog: Sabermetric Research: Why it’s hard to estimate small effects

The Neurocritic: Wrigley-Funded Study Finds Chewing Gum May Help Reduce Stress

It’s so easy to glaze over who is funding a study, isn’t it?

With Vaccines, Bill Gates Changes The World Again – Forbes

Twitter: @baseballcrank

baseballcrank Great story on the Charlie Brown Christmas Special http://t.co/FLbekZ0H

Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor – (37signals)

Wealth, Innovation and “Job Creation” | Economics | The American Scene

The existing patent system, which imposes a huge burden on small, young firms, is one good example of where to look. Most broadly, we should be trying to reduce the friction associated with innovation, rather than focusing on the monetary returns to innovation.

Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubator

The Cognitive Benefits Of Chewing Gum | Wired Science | Wired.com

Blog: Bleeding Heart Libertarians: Dear Left: Corporatism Is Your Fault

The Kids’ Table? No Thanks – Saul Kaplan – Harvard Business Review

“If we engaged kids in the problems facing schools, and gave them access to design tools, they might imagine a learning experience they would be more likely to engage in and commit to.”

Twitter: @adammathes

adammathes “for a VC’s business model to work, it’s necessary for you to give up your life in order for him to become richer”

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Twitter: @jwz

jwz Watch a VC use my name to sell a con. Normally I just ignore navel-gazing tech-industry articles like this, but… http://t.co/DoNzk9yx

Blog: FrumForum: Poland to Germany: We Need You to Act!

Who slipped Willie the mickey, Oct. 3, 1962

“They live in a smart money town. Got the lettuce. So there’s the gig.”

Hi, my name’s Dan, and I’m a RINO | Daniel W. Drezner

“First, I’ve become more uncertain about various dimensions of GOP ideology over time.  It’s simply impossible for me to look at the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 2008 financial crisis and not ponder the myriad ways in which my party has made some categorical errors in judgment.   So I’m a bigger fan of the politics of doubt during an era when doubt has been banished in political discourse.”

YouTube: David Calvo juggles and solves Rubik’s Cubes

David Calvo juggles and solves Rubik’s Cubes

Twitter: @carrozo

carrozo No pain au chocolat, no gain au chocolat.