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Anecdotal bias
I knew this, I just didn’t know I knew it: many people prefer stories to statistics. Tip from the Knowledge Problem. Read more
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Just what I need for Quantiative Literacy…
…a new textbook on mathematical sociology. Tip from the Social Science Statistics Blog. Read more
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Computer screen dirty?
Click here. Tip from timewaster extraordinaire Jonah Goldberg at The Corner. Read more
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What, me worry?
Bexar County (Texas) has a relatively low Economic Stress Index of 8.47. Tip from the Drudge Report, who linked to this. Read more
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A new long-distance record: 8120 feet
Way to go, Corporal Harrison! In an rational world, the Brits would elect this guy to Parliament. Read more
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This guy deserves the Nobel Prize for Home Economics
I saw this video over at Jimbo’s, and said "NO WAY": A half-hour later I notice my fancy 4-bladed razor was a bit scratchy, so I tried the trick, just for the Hell of it. WAY, dude, WAY. I suspect this will save the country a lot more money, and aggravation, than obsessively checking tire Read more
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Whatever happened to “Keep your laws off my body?”
Some schmuck in New York wants to make all that state’s residents into mandatory organ donors. There’s a nice addition to universal health care: cut ’em up for parts. Brian Doherty isn’t impressed. Tips from the Drudge Report and the Instapundit. Read more
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