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A frozen lake is always fun!
Clever gym advertising. “we want yo…
You can measure how manipulated the…
You can measure how manipulated the newspaper that your read is by counting the number of mentions of #SOPA in their home page:
The Washington Post: 6
Guardian: 4
NYT: 0
Financial Times: 0
NYDailyNews: 1
USA Today: 1
WSJ: 3
The Washington Post was the only one where it appeared in a relatively prominent position. No wonder why the newspaper industry is slowly going extinct.
Dear #vodafone do you really need t…
Dear #vodafone do you really need to send me an SMS "informing" me that the person whose call I missed didn't leave a voice message?
Here’s a low punch for vegetarians …
Here's a low punch for vegetarians (like myself). One of the reasons why people become vegetarian is because meat contains saturated fats that allegedly cause heart disease and cancer. Apparently all the evidence is not so scientific after all.
According to Taubes, it's sugar and processed carbs what causes all these problems. I need to do more research about this topic but I really like to be reminded that the evidence that is presented to us as facts can be manipulated.
Podcast/Article:
Taubes on Fat, Sugar and Scientific Discovery
URL:
http://files.libertyfund.org/econtalk/y2011/Taubesfat.mp3
Description:
Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories, talks to EconTalk host Russ Roberts about what we know about the relationship between diet and disease. Taubes argues that for decades, doctors, the medical establishment, and government agencies encouraged Americans to reduce fat in their diet and increase carbohydrates in order to reduce heart disease. Taubes argues that the evidence for the connection between fat in the diet and heart disease was weak yet the consensus in favor of low-fat diets remained strong. Casual evidence (such as low heart disease rates among populations with little fat in their diet) ignores the possibilities that other factors such as low sugar consumption may explain the relationship. Underlying the conversation is a theme that causation can be difficult to establish in complex systems such as the human body and the economy.
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EconTalk
Thought provoking statement: Polyga…
Thought provoking statement: Polygamy is good for women and bad for men. This is a fascinating interview. Highly recommended!
Podcast/Article:
Baumeister on Gender Differences and Culture
URL:
http://files.libertyfund.org/econtalk/y2011/Baumeistergender.mp3
Description:
Roy Baumeister of Florida State University and the author of Is There Anything Good About Men talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the differences between men and women in cultural and economic areas. Baumeister argues that men aren't superior to women nor are women superior to men. Rather there are some things men are better at while women excel at a different set of tasks and that these tradeoffs are a product of evolution and cultural pressure. He argues that evolutionary pressure has created different distributions of talent for men and women in a wide variety of areas. He argues that other differences in outcomes are not due to innate ability differences but rather come from different tastes or preferences.
Wise advice from Seth Godin: “Borro…
Wise advice from Seth Godin: "Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that decays over time."
Interesting idea: Bind politicians’…
Interesting idea: Bind politicians' salaries to multiples of the median income. This way they have the incentive to support initiatives to reduce inequality.
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I would like +foursquare to easily …
I would like +foursquare to easily answer these questions for me:
– Where did I (or my friends that are vegetarian) eat last time they were here?
– How many times was I in the gym this month?
– How many miles/times have I traveled this year?
– Which cities have I visited this year?
– Where do my friends usually go for breakfast / lunch / dinner / party in Hamburg? (I don't care about "other people", I care about my friends)
The data is there, Foursquare. It's time to make something useful out of it!