the game of life
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Got Cognitive Bias?
Buster Benson realized he had information overload trying to remember 175 variations of cognitive bias, so he got organized. John Manoogian III would rather look at a graphic than a list, so he drew one. Check it out. Tip from Gary Jones, whose oddball collection of posts often bears re-reading. Read more
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Hipsterism, explained
Lesbian, or just hipster? Hard to tell these days. I would need a heart of stone not to laugh (starting with the title, no less!). Here’s my semi-obligatory lame joke: A hipster is the sort of car owner who, when told to “Go fast,” starves himself for the rest of the week. Tip from the Read more
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Maybe clothes DO make the man
Here’s a school program that’s so off-the wall it might actually make a difference: providing washing machines in public schools. It’s early days, with little data collected, but compared to Michelle O’s disastrous school lunch madness, it’s an intriguing experiment with potentially outsize benefits. Virginia Postrel might have some insight into ideas like this. Tip Read more
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Holy Brainstorming!
Francis Menton, the Manhattan Contrarian, has been kicking around a idea so radical it might actually work: giving Manhattan public housing units to their residents to kickstart them out of poverty. What really caught my attention was this: Well, what happened to the idea of making it possible for the poor to get out of Read more
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You Crosstalk too much
I s-o-o-o wanted to enjoy Connie Willis’ latest book, Crosstalk, and I settled down in great anticipation to read her latest screwball comedy. The characters and situations are familiar to Willis fans who liked To Say Nothing of the Dog, “Blue Moon”, or the underappreciated Bellwether. There’s even one of Willis’ hilarious lists, this time Read more
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An Unasked Question, Answered
I’d never really thought about it before, but it’s true: my backyard swimming pool* doesn’t have a strong chlorine smell, and the water doesn’t sting my eyes. Turns out that’s because folks at my house don’t pee in the pool. Tip from Sara Hoyt writing at the Instapundit. Lots of links there about too many Read more
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The Doorway Effect
Ever have this happen? Walk through a doorway and immediately lose focus, forgetting what you had just intended to do? This is an extreme example of the “doorway effect” which is a manifestation of our brain’s method of spatial processing. This and more are the subject of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Read more
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The Dancing Bear
We admire the Dancing Bear, not for the quality of his steps, but because he can dance at all. Read more
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Greg Gutfeld’s advice to the new college student…
… is a hoot. Tip from commenter LukeHandCool at Legal Insurrection. Read more
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Don’t get caught thinking in public!
Wicked men are unkind to the thoughtful. Tip from John Cook at the Endeavour. Read more
The Random Texan 