Why do employers pay extra money to people who study a bunch of subjects in college that they don’t actually need you to know? Signaling. Interesting article about economics professor Bryan Caplan https://t.co/fuMPEAELJb — Cyril Morong (@CyrilMorong) April 27, 2018 via https://twitter.com/CyrilMorong
Tag Archives: Twitter
Tweet by AlastairMcA30
2018.05.14 – 12:36
Almost ALL of them loved people who made them laugh:'That magician is so silly! His pants fell down and I couldn't stop laughing!''My daddy pulls funny faces which I just love!''The boy in the next bed farted! Hahaha!' Laughter relieves pain. /9 — Alastair McAlpine (@AlastairMcA30) February 1, 2018 via https://twitter.com/AlastairMcA30
Tweet by DinaPomeranz
2018.05.14 – 12:36
Most of the increase in the global population is currently happening due to growing life expectancy, rather than growing number of children:https://t.co/bJogMy3bpr pic.twitter.com/vgjaBMMqU8 — Dina D. Pomeranz (@DinaPomeranz) February 8, 2018 via https://twitter.com/DinaPomeranz
Tweet by slaught_m
2018.05.14 – 12:36
"Ehrman rejects the idea that Constantine’s conversion made much difference; the empire, he writes, would most likely have turned Christian in time without him." https://t.co/ARSrUWSKZO — Maggie Slaughter (@slaught_m) February 14, 2018 via https://twitter.com/slaught_m
Tweet by rabbisally1
2018.05.14 – 12:36
Thought for the week: “All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware” (Martin Buber). Shavua tov! — Sally J. Priesand (@rabbisally1) February 25, 2018 via https://twitter.com/rabbisally1
Tweet by chrisbarncard
2018.05.14 – 12:32
Originally designed to undertake small construction projects. Sheds. Garages. — Chris Barncard (@chrisbarncard) January 2, 2018 via https://twitter.com/chrisbarncard
Tweet by CorkGaines
2018.05.14 – 12:32
Arsenal supporter not happy. "RUBBISH! RUBBISH! BOOO! RUBBISH!" pic.twitter.com/nX3cVo23Qn — Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) January 14, 2018 via https://twitter.com/CorkGaines
Tweet by PatBlanchfield
2018.05.14 – 12:32
Zevitsky and Ziblatt's "How Democracies Die" is really impressive. pic.twitter.com/pdrvBz0Q26 — Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) January 21, 2018 via https://twitter.com/PatBlanchfield
Tweet by KevinSimler
2018.05.14 – 12:31
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
Tweet by mipsytipsy
2018.05.14 – 12:31
I just wrote a blog post about our approach to interviewing. TLDR we see it as an opportunity to see you at your strongest, and we select for emotional maturity, communication skills and passion. https://t.co/H53VPFByQ0 — Charity Majors (@mipsytipsy) January 24, 2018 via https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy
Tweet by sciam
2018.05.14 – 12:31
Cocktail of brain chemicals may be a key to what makes us human https://t.co/1iSQ0PK7lU (By @BretStetka) pic.twitter.com/q72qoN4PFu — Scientific American (@sciam) January 24, 2018 via https://twitter.com/sciam
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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