Age of Dreams
Robin Hanson says we are presently living in the most interesting stage of human development, and in the age where our delusions have the greatest impact. I will not even attempt to summarize this. Go read it for yourself.
Third World
Today I am writing a check to my landlord, and wondering how America managed to lose its innovative edge to Kenya. Where, oh where did we go so wrong?
Better Epistemic Methods
Dartmouth researchers have discovered that “A dead salmon perceiving humans can tell their emotional state.“.
Well, actually no. Rather, this is an example of the sort of ridiculous result you can obtain if you’re not properly attentive to the possibility of false positives when separating noise from signal in fMRI scans. And it’s a nice example [...]
The Limitations of Public Polls
Five Percent of New Jerseyans Who Voted For Obama Think He’s The Anti-Christ.
Aeromexico Hijacking
Jose Flores, a Christian pastor from Bolivia, used a fake bomb to hijack an Aeromexico flight on September 9th, demanding to speak to president Felipe Calderon. Why was it so important for him to speak to the president?
Flores, 44, has said he was acting on a divine revelation and wanted to warn Calderon of an [...]
Marriage and Human Weakness
Stuff worth reading: Byran Caplan opposes “human weakness” as an excuse for adultery. Peter Suderman responds, looking at the issue from a broader social perspective.
