Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Educating School Teachers by Arthur Levine

Educating School Teachers by Arthur Levine

Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education? by Carl Wieman

Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education? by Carl Wieman

David Hull’s philosophy by John Wilkins

David Hull’s philosophy by John Wilkins

The Evolution of a Proof by P.B. Medawar

The Evolution of a Proof by P.B. Medawar, review of Darwin and His Critics: The Reception of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by the Scientific Community by David L. Hull

In Defense of Prejudice: Why Incendiary Speech Must Be Protected by Jonathan Rauch

In Defense of Prejudice: Why Incendiary Speech Must Be Protected by Jonathan Rauch

Short Guys Finish Last by Jonathan Rauch

Short Guys Finish Last by Jonathan Rauch

The Hope Scale: A Measurement of Willpower and Waypower by Jerry Pattengale

The Hope Scale: A Measurement of Willpower and Waypower by Jerry Pattengale

How to Boost Your Willpower by Tara Parker-Pope

How to Boost Your Willpower by Tara Parker-Pope

Wealth Accumulation and the Propensity to Plan by John Ameriks and John Leahy

Wealth Accumulation and the Propensity to Plan by John Ameriks and John Leahy

Measuring Self Control Problems by John Ameriks, Andrew Caplin, John Leahy, and Tom Tyler

Measuring Self Control Problems by John Ameriks, Andrew Caplin, John Leahy, and Tom Tyler

Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion by Lex Borghans, James J. Heckman, Bart H.H. Golsteyn and Huub Meijers

Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion by Lex Borghans, James J. Heckman, Bart H.H. Golsteyn and Huub Meijers

Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals by Angela L. Duckworth, Cristopher Peterson, Michael D. Matthews and Dennis R. Kelly

Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals by Angela L. Duckworth, Cristopher Peterson, Michael D. Matthews and Dennis R. Kelly

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents by Angela L. Duckworth and Martin E.P. Seligman

Self-Discipline Outdoes IQ in Predicting Academic Performance of Adolescents by Angela L. Duckworth and Martin E.P. Seligman

Obesity More Expensive for Women by Tara Parker-Pope

Obesity More Expensive for Women by Tara Parker-Pope

Were Some Ancestral Puebloan People the Victims of Ethnic Conflict? by Heather Pringle

Were Some Ancestral Puebloan People the Victims of Ethnic Conflict? by Heather Pringle

How to ask awkward questions and annoy people by Angus Kennedy

How to ask awkward questions and annoy people by Angus Kennedy

Testing the Claims of Mesmerism The First Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal Ever Conducted with an introduction by Michael Shermer

Testing the Claims of Mesmerism The First Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal Ever Conducted with an introduction by Michael Shermer

Rates of Return from Social Security from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Rates of Return from Social Security from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Monday, September 27, 2010

"How High Schools Become Exemplary: Ways That Leadership Raises Achievement and Narrows Gaps by Improving Instruction in 15 Public High Schools" by Ro

"How High Schools Become Exemplary: Ways That Leadership Raises Achievement and Narrows Gaps by Improving Instruction in 15 Public High Schools" by Ronald F. Ferguson

4,100 Massachusetts Students Prove ‘Small Is Better’ Rule Wrong by Sam Dillon

4,100 Massachusetts Students Prove ‘Small Is Better’ Rule Wrong by Sam Dillon

State-Specific Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults --- United States, 2000--2009 from the Centers for Disease Control

State-Specific Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults --- United States, 2000--2009 from the Centers for Disease Control

Thoughts From a Country Mouse by Walter Russell Mead

Thoughts From a Country Mouse by Walter Russell Mead

In the Footsteps of the Kaiser: China Boosts US Power in Asia by Walter Russell Mead

In the Footsteps of the Kaiser: China Boosts US Power in Asia by Walter Russell Mead

Current decisions shape your future preferences from e! Science News

Current decisions shape your future preferences from e! Science News

Research shows child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids from e! Science News

Research shows child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids from e! Science News

Anger as a Private Company Takes Over Libraries by David Streitfield

Anger as a Private Company Takes Over Libraries by David Streitfield

Monday, September 20, 2010

Zeros to heroes: Ulcer truth was hard to stomach by Michael Le Page

Zeros to heroes: Ulcer truth was hard to stomach by Michael Le Page

Douglas N. Walton (Logic) website

Douglas N. Walton (Logic) website

The Facts About Blankets with Smallpox by Robert Schmidt

The Facts About Blankets with Smallpox by Robert Schmidt

Testing, the Chinese Way by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Testing, the Chinese Way by Elisabeth Rosenthal

Does the Digital Classroom Enfeeble the Mind? by Jaron Lanier

Does the Digital Classroom Enfeeble the Mind? by Jaron Lanier

The Pen That Never Forgets by Clive Thompson

The Pen That Never Forgets by Clive Thompson

Rescuing Climate Science From Agenda-Driven Politics by Bill Frezza

Rescuing Climate Science From Agenda-Driven Politics by Bill Frezza

Japanese Playing a New Video Game: Catch-Up by Hiroko Tabuchi

Japanese Playing a New Video Game: Catch-Up by Hiroko Tabuchi

Keeping Kids Safe From the Wrong Dangers by Lisa Belkin

Keeping Kids Safe From the Wrong Dangers by Lisa Belkin

Lost libraries: The strange afterlife of authors’ book collections by Craig Fehrman

Lost libraries: The strange afterlife of authors’ book collections by Craig Fehrman

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner

Five Minds for the Future by Howard Gardner

The Secret Lives of Big Pharma's 'Thought Leaders' by Carl Elliott

The Secret Lives of Big Pharma's 'Thought Leaders' by Carl Elliott

Morals & the servile mind by Kenneth Minogue

Morals & the servile mind by Kenneth Minogue

Fibbing With Numbers by Steven Strogatz

Fibbing With Numbers by Steven Strogatz

Is it time to bring back 'old age' as a cause of death? by David Brown

Is it time to bring back 'old age' as a cause of death? by David Brown

Life in the Cambrian by Z. Burian


Life in the Cambrian
by Z. Burian

Welcome to the World of Charles R. Knight website

Welcome to the World of Charles R. Knight website

The Art Department website by Irene Gallo

The Art Department website by Irene Gallo

Ideal Scene of the Lias Period with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus


Ideal Scene of the Lias Period with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus
From The World Before the Deluge by Louis Figuier 1872

The World Before the Deluge by Louis Figuier

The World Before the Deluge by Louis Figuier

America’s One-Child Policy by Jonathan V. Last

America’s One-Child Policy by Jonathan V. Last

China -- economic juggernaut, running scared by Doyle McManus

China -- economic juggernaut, running scared by Doyle McManus

State Migration Trends, 1993-2008 from The Tax Foundation via Paul L. Caron

State Migration Trends, 1993-2008 from The Tax Foundation via Paul L. Caron

Literary Saturday: Science Fiction is a Genre That Everyone Should Read by Walter Russell Mead

Literary Saturday: Science Fiction is a Genre That Everyone Should Read by Walter Russell Mead

Some Skepticism by Robert Hanson

Some Skepticism by Robert Hanson

Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards by Nick Bostrom

Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards by Nick Bostrom

Brief History of Intellectual Discussion of Accelerating Change by John Smart

Brief History of Intellectual Discussion of Accelerating Change by John Smart

A Rule of Phase Applied to History by Henry Adams in Degradation of the Democratic Dogma

A Rule of Phase Applied to History by Henry Adams in Degradation of the Democratic Dogma

Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil

Law of Accelerating Returns by Ray Kurzweil

What is Singularity? from the Singularity Institute

What is Singularity? from the Singularity Institute

The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era by Vernor Vinge

The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era by Vernor Vinge

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Essays on a Liberal Education by F.W. Farrar (1867)

Essays on a Liberal Education by F.W. Farrar (1867)

Philosophy of Liberal Education compiled by Andrew Chrucky

Philosophy of Liberal Education compiled by Andrew Chrucky

The Aim of Liberal Education by Andrew Chrucky

The Aim of Liberal Education by Andrew Chrucky

The Huxley File created by Charles Blinderman

The Huxley File created by Charles Blinderman

A Liberal Education and Where to Find It by Thomas H. Huxley (1868)

A Liberal Education and Where to Find It by Thomas H. Huxley (1868)

A Multiplicity of Intelligences by Howard Gardner

A Multiplicity of Intelligences by Howard Gardner

Project Zero website from Harvard Uiversity

Project Zero website from Harvard Uiversity

Visible Thinking website from Harvard University

Visible Thinking website from Harvard University

The GoodWork Project website

The GoodWork Project website

The GoodWork Project®: An Overview from the GoodWork Project® Team

The GoodWork Project®: An Overview from the GoodWork Project® Team

Plato's stave: academic cracks philosopher's musical code by Julian Baggini

Plato's stave: academic cracks philosopher's musical code by Julian Baggini

Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus by Nicholas Wade

Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus by Nicholas Wade

Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood by Maria A. I. Ã…berga et al

Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood by Maria A. I. Ã…berga et al

Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? by Gretchen Reynolds

Phys Ed: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? by Gretchen Reynolds

Getting Back to the Phantom Skill b y James McMullan

Getting Back to the Phantom Skill by James McMullan

In Mezuzas, a Custom Inherited by Gentiles by Ann Farmer

In Mezuzas, a Custom Inherited by Gentiles by Ann Farmer

Friday, September 17, 2010

Laminated Linen Protected Alexander the Great by Rossella Lorenzi

Laminated Linen Protected Alexander the Great by Rossella Lorenzi

US Productivity Growth, 1995 - 2000 from McKinsey Global Institute

US Productivity Growth, 1995 - 2000 from McKinsey Global Institute

US Productivity Growth 1995-2000: Retail from McKinsey & Company

US Productivity Growth 1995-2000: Retail from McKinsey & Company

When your competitor delivers more for less by Robert J. Frank, Jeffrey P. George, and Laxman Narasimhan

When your competitor delivers more for less by Robert J. Frank, Jeffrey P. George, and Laxman Narasimhan

Retail: The Wal-Mart effect by Bradford C. Johnson

Retail: The Wal-Mart effect by Bradford C. Johnson

Precursor to H.I.V. Was in Monkeys for Millennia by Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

Precursor to H.I.V. Was in Monkeys for Millennia by Donald G. McNeil, Jr.

Agency Failure, Legal Liability and Jurisdiction, and International Organizations by Kenneth Anderson

Agency Failure, Legal Liability and Jurisdiction, and International Organizations by Kenneth Anderson

Thursday, September 16, 2010

City of Airheads: Villaraigosa Dismantles L.A.'s Vaunted Library System by Patrick Range McDonald

City of Airheads: Villaraigosa Dismantles L.A.'s Vaunted Library System by Patrick Range McDonald

Now, for Tonight's Assignment by Jonathan Rauch

Now, for Tonight's Assignment by Jonathan Rauch

What Does the Constitution Mean? by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

What Does the Constitution Mean? by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

The Bias of Language, The Bias of Pictures by Postman

The Bias of Language, The Bias of Pictures by Postman

In Defense of Prejudice: Why Incendiary Speech Must Be Protected by Jonathan Rauch

In Defense of Prejudice: Why Incendiary Speech Must Be Protected by Jonathan Rauch

The Bright Side by Megan McArdle

The Bright Side by Megan McArdle

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Video Games Improve Fast Decision Making? from FuturePundit

Video Games Improve Fast Decision Making? from FuturePundit

Save the Planet: Shop Walmart by Walter Russell Mead

Save the Planet: Shop Walmart by Walter Russell Mead

Women Lead in Doctorates from Inside Higher Ed

Women Lead in Doctorates from Inside Higher Ed

An Unusual Legal Case in Israel by Cathy Young

An Unusual Legal Case in Israel by Cathy Young

Acting Most Popular “Dream Job” Among Americans by Marist Poll

Acting Most Popular “Dream Job” Among Americans by Marist Poll

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Independence


Frank Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899)
Independence

3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution by Ashlee Vance

3-D Printing Spurs a Manufacturing Revolution by Ashlee Vance

Confessing to Crime, but Innocent by John Schwartz

Confessing to Crime, but Innocent by John Schwartz

The Money of Fools by Thomas Sowell

The Money of Fools by Thomas Sowell

Crime in the United States, 2009 from the FBI

Crime in the United States, 2009 from the FBI

On Liberty. Chapter II, Of The Liberty of Thought and Discussion by John Stuart Mill

On Liberty. Chapter II, Of The Liberty of Thought and Discussion by John Stuart Mill

Books: The Trouble With Principle by Stanley Fish

Books: The Trouble With Principle by Stanley Fish

Amendment 1 (Religion) Document 57, Rights of Man, pt. 1 by Thomas Paine

Amendment 1 (Religion) Document 57, Rights of Man, pt. 1 by Thomas Paine

The Bubble: Higher Education's Precarious Hold on Consumer Confidence by Peter Wood

The Bubble: Higher Education's Precarious Hold on Consumer Confidence by Peter Wood

What Do College Graduates Know? A Survey of Arizona Universities by Michael K. Block and Robert J. Franciosi

What Do College Graduates Know? A Survey of Arizona Universities by Michael K. Block and Robert J. Franciosi

Today's College Students and Yesteryear's High School Grads: A Comparison of General Cultural Knowledge from the National Association of Scholars

Today's College Students and Yesteryear's High School Grads: A Comparison of General Cultural Knowledge from the National Association of Scholars

Words to Live By: How Diversity Trumps Freedom on Academic Websites A Report by The National Association of Scholars

Words to Live By: How Diversity Trumps Freedom on Academic Websites A Report by The National Association of Scholars

The Dissolution of General Education: 1914-1993 from the National Association of Scholars

The Dissolution of General Education: 1914-1993 from the National Association of Scholars

Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society by Sandy Baum and Jennifer Ma

Education Pays: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society by Sandy Baum and Jennifer Ma

The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings tfrom the US Census Bureau, by Jennifer Cheeseman Day

The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings from the US Census Bureau, by Jennifer Cheeseman Day and Eric C. Newburger

What's a Degree Really Worth? by Mary Pilon

What's a Degree Really Worth? by Mary Pilon

College: Big Investment, Paltry Return by Francesca Di Meglio

College: Big Investment, Paltry Return by Francesca Di Meglio

Monday, September 13, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of centenarians go missing in Japan by Jenna Fisher

Hundreds of thousands of centenarians go missing in Japan by Jenna Fisher

Penn State Tops Recruiter Rankings: Companies Favor Big State Schools With One-Stop Shopping for Graduates With Necessary Skills by Terry Evans

Penn State Tops Recruiter Rankings: Companies Favor Big State Schools With One-Stop Shopping for Graduates With Necessary Skills by Terry Evans

How to Shrink a City by Drake Bennett

How to Shrink a City by Drake Bennett

From Pariah to Guest of Honor in Five Short Years by Henryk M. Broder

From Pariah to Guest of Honor in Five Short Years by Henryk M. Broder

Studies Show Nurture at Least as Important as Nature by Joerg Blech

Studies Show Nurture at Least as Important as Nature by Joerg Blech

'The Nobel Prize Doesn't Inhibit Me in My Writing' from Der Spiegel interview with Günter Grass

'The Nobel Prize Doesn't Inhibit Me in My Writing' from Der Spiegel interview with Günter Grass

German Identity, Long Dormant, Reasserts Itself by Nicholas Kulish

German Identity, Long Dormant, Reasserts Itself by Nicholas Kulish

Search Takes a Social Turn by Jenna Wortham

Search Takes a Social Turn by Jenna Wortham

Left-Wing Terrorism Surges In Europe, As Governments Dismantle Social Safety Net by Joe Weisenthal

Left-Wing Terrorism Surges In Europe, As Governments Dismantle Social Safety Net by Joe Weisenthal

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Joel H. Rosenthal

The Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and Joel H. Rosenthal

New and Old Media in Post-Katrina New Orleans from NPR On the Media

New and Old Media in Post-Katrina New Orleans from NPR On the Media

Is Haystack Too Good To Be True? from NPR On the Media

Is Haystack Too Good To Be True? from NPR On the Media

Epistemological Modesty: An Interview with Peter Berger by Peter Berger

Epistemological Modesty: An Interview with Peter Berger by Peter Berger

Protestantism and the Quest for Certainty by Peter Berger

Protestantism and the Quest for Certainty by Peter Berger

Globalization and the Rise of Religion by Krista Tippett and Peter Berger

Globalization and the Rise of Religion by Krista Tippett and Peter Berger

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Visualizing the U.S. Higher Education Bubble from Seeking Alpha

Visualizing the U.S. Higher Education Bubble from Seeking Alpha

The Global Competitiveness Report 2010–2011 from World Economic Forum

The Global Competitiveness Report 2010–2011 from World Economic Forum

Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement:A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement by Ethan Yazzie-Mintz

Charting the Path from Engagement to Achievement:A Report on the 2009 High School Survey of Student Engagement by Ethan Yazzie-Mintz

Hire Great Guessers by Michael Fertik

Hire Great Guessers by Michael Fertik

The New York Times Is Dead Wrong by Bill Taylor

The New York Times Is Dead Wrong by Bill Taylor

Money And The Meaning Of Life by Michael S. Malone

Money And The Meaning Of Life by Michael S. Malone

Managing Marginal Employees: The Use of Warnings and Dismissals by Charles A. O'Reilly, III and Barton A. Weitz

Managing Marginal Employees: The Use of Warnings and Dismissals by Charles A. O'Reilly, III and Barton A. Weitz

Rotten to the core: How workplace 'bad apples' spoil barrels of good employees by Nancy Gardner

Rotten to the core: How workplace 'bad apples' spoil barrels of good employees by Nancy Gardner

Bad Is Stronger Than Good by Roy F. Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer, and Kathleen D. Vohs

Bad Is Stronger Than Good by Roy F. Baumeister, Ellen Bratslavsky, Catrin Finkenauer, and Kathleen D. Vohs

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Getting Things Done by David Allen

Six Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity by Tony Schwartz

Six Ways to Supercharge Your Productivity by Tony Schwartz

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Rhetorical Theory: A Practical Guide by Anonymous

Rhetorical Theory: A Practical Guide by Anonymous

Theory of Knowledge by Bertrand Russell for The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Theory of Knowledge by Bertrand Russell for The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Concepts: Theory of Mind from Wikipedia

Concepts: Theory of Mind from Wikipedia

Manhattan's Misty Sunset


Childe Hassam (1859-1935)
Manhattan's Misty Sunset

The Lost City by Heather Pringle

The Lost City by Heather Pringle

What Is Living and What Is Dead in Social Democracy? by Tony Judt

What Is Living and What Is Dead in Social Democracy? by Tony Judt

A Tale of Two Europes by Anne Applebaum

A Tale of Two Europes by Anne Applebaum

Finding What You're Looking For by Megan McArdle

Finding What You're Looking For by Megan McArdle

"The older I get, the fewer books I finish, and the more I read highly selectively — fast forward set on high." via Ann Althouse

"The older I get, the fewer books I finish, and the more I read highly selectively — fast forward set on high." via Ann Althouse

Nine Evidence-Based Study Tips from Research Digest blog

Nine Evidence-Based Study Tips from Research Digest blog

Why the War on Drugs is Bad for Family Values by Ilya Somin

Why the War on Drugs is Bad for Family Values by Ilya Somin

Debating the Signaling Model of Education by Ilya Somin

Debating the Signaling Model of Education by Ilya Somin

Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education by Gary S. Becker

Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis with Special Reference to Education by Gary S. Becker

Monday, September 6, 2010

Silva Rhetoricae from Gideon O. Burton

Silva Rhetoricae from Gideon O. Burton

A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples via Ross Scaife

A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples via Ross Scaife

Sceptical Essays By Bertrand Russell

Sceptical Essays By Bertrand Russell

A Treatise on Probability by John Maynard Keynes

A Treatise on Probability by John Maynard Keynes

Dreams and Facts by Bertrand Russell

Dreams and Facts by Bertrand Russell

Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits by Benedict Carey

Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits by Benedict Carey

Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence by Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer and Robert Bjork

Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence by Harold Pashler, Mark McDaniel, Doug Rohrer and Robert Bjork

'Birthright': The Astonishing Story Behind 'Kidnapped' from NPR

'Birthright': The Astonishing Story Behind 'Kidnapped' from NPR

The Trapper


Rockwell Kent (1882-1971)
The Trapper

Freeing the Elephants by Adam Gopnik

Freeing the Elephants by Adam Gopnik

Five Remain Deservedly Famous As Blyton is Forgiven by Valerie Grove

Five Remain Deservedly Famous As Blyton is Forgiven by Valerie Grove

Fifty Years of 'The Cat In The Hat' by Lynn Neary

Fifty Years of 'The Cat In The Hat' by Lynn Neary

Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright by Claire Armistead

Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright by Claire Armistead

Next Big Thing in English: Knowing They Know That You Know by Patricia Cohen

Next Big Thing in English: Knowing They Know That You Know by Patricia Cohen

The Defiant Ones by Daniel Zalewski

The Defiant Ones by Daniel Zalewski

The Problem of Predicting What Will Last by Allan Massie

The Problem of Predicting What Will Last by Allan Massie

K-State Researchers Study How Children View and Treat Their Peers With Undesirable Characteristics from e! Science News

K-State Researchers Study How Children View and Treat Their Peers With Undesirable Characteristics from e! Science News

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect by Benedict Carey

How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect by Benedict Carey

Reading Kafka Improves Learning from e! Science News

Reading Kafka Improves Learning from e! Science News

In Search of Dignity by David Brooks

In Search of Dignity by David Brooks

Buffalo Grain Elevators


Ralston Crawford (1906-1978)
Buffalo Grain Elevators

Rediscovering Central Asia by S. Frederick Starr

Rediscovering Central Asia by S. Frederick Starr

The Traffic Guru by Tom Vanderbilt

The Traffic Guru by Tom Vanderbilt

Alliterative Illusion from The Wilson Quarterly

Alliterative Illusion from The Wilson Quarterly

The Conjurer


Hieronymous Bosch (1450-1516)
The Conjurer

First clear evidence of feasting in early humans from e! Science News

First clear evidence of feasting in early humans from e! Science News

Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes from e! Science News

Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes from e! Science News

Meritocrats by Tony Judt

Meritocrats by Tony Judt

On the Fates of Famous Men (illustration)


Giovanni Boccacio (1313-1375)
On the Fates of Famous Men (illustration)

City of Sin: London and Its Vices by Catharine Arnold reviewed by Christopher Hart

City of Sin: London and Its Vices by Catharine Arnold reviewed by Christopher Hart

'Livelihood Issues' Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikötter reviewed by Jonathan Mirsky

Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikötter reviewed by Jonathan Mirsky

The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution by Timothy Taylor reviewed by Peter Forbes

The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution by Timothy Taylor reviewed by Peter Forbes

Why School Reform Fails by Robert Samuelson

Why School Reform Fails by Robert Samuelson

Ares and Athena and the War by Glenn Reynolds

Ares and Athena and the War by Glenn Reynolds

Sunday, September 5, 2010

What Will They Learn? from American Council of Trustees and Alumni

What Will They Learn? from American Council of Trustees and Alumni

National Assessment of Adult Literacy from the National Center for Education Statistics

National Assessment of Adult Literacy from the National Center for Education Statistics

Plagues of the Mind: The New Epidemic of False Knowledge by Bruce Thornton

Books - Plagues of the Mind: The New Epidemic of False Knowledge by Bruce Thornton

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog



Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Method by Andrew Pollack

His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Method by Andrew Pollack

Educational Gaps Limit Brazil’s Reach by Alexei Barrionuevo

Educational Gaps Limit Brazil’s Reach by Alexei Barrionuevo

Age of Reason: In his hundred years, Jacques Barzun has learned a thing or two by Arthur Krystal

Age of Reason: In his hundred years, Jacques Barzun has learned a thing or two by Arthur Krystal

Indoctrination Nation by Zombie from PajamasMedia

Indoctrination Nation by Zombie from PajamasMedia

Friday, September 3, 2010

Books: When the myths are blown away a review of Contemporary Japan by Jeff Klingston from the Economist

Books: When the myths are blown away a review of Contemporary Japan by Jeff Klingston from the Economist

Detecting Deceptive Discussions in Conference Calls by David F. Larcker and Anastasia A. Zakolyukina

Detecting Deceptive Discussions in Conference Calls by David F. Larcker and Anastasia A. Zakolyukina

EARLY WARNING! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

EARLY WARNING! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

2010 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

2010 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America by Benjamin Franklin

Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America by Benjamin Franklin

How to Make Our Ideas Clear by Charles S. Peirce

How to Make Our Ideas Clear by Charles S. Peirce

Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young by Duff Wilson

Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young by Duff Wilson

F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes from Goodreads

F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes from Goodreads

Is 1L one hell? Survival tips from a law professor by Prof. Einer Elhauge

Is 1L one hell? Survival tips from a law professor by Prof. Einer Elhauge

The Myers-Briggs Personality Test by Brian Dunning

The Myers-Briggs Personality Test by Brian Dunning

Higher Ed Bubble Dwarfs Housing Bubble by Mark J. Perry via Paul L. Caron

Higher Ed Bubble Dwarfs Housing Bubble by Mark J. Perry via Paul L. Caron

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Snack Bags and a Regular Paycheck: The Happy Life of a Swedish Dad by Nathan Hegedus

Snack Bags and a Regular Paycheck: The Happy Life of a Swedish Dad by Nathan Hegedus

Blog: Thrill of Adventure

Blog: Thrill of Adventure - Dedicated to historical adventure fiction

The Luxury City vs. the Middle Class by Joel Kotkin

The Luxury City vs. the Middle Class by Joel Kotkin

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz reviewed by Stuart Jeffries

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz reviewed by Stuart Jeffries

Prejudices by H. L. Mencken, reviewed by Katherine A. Powers

Prejudices by H. L. Mencken, reviewed by Katherine A. Powers

Cover story: The first printed books came with a question: What do you do with these things? by Tom Scocca

Cover story: The first printed books came with a question: What do you do with these things? by Tom Scocca

The Fork and the Shrink by Gordon Marino

The Fork and the Shrink by Gordon Marino

The War Against Suburbia by Joel Kotkin

The War Against Suburbia by Joel Kotkin

The Increase in Leisure Inequality, 1965-2005 by Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst

The Increase in Leisure Inequality, 1965-2005 by Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst

Urban Plight: Vanishing Upward Mobility by Joel Kotkin

Urban Plight: Vanishing Upward Mobility by Joel Kotkin

Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America by George Galster, Jackie Cutsinger, and Jason C. Booza

Where Did They Go? The Decline of Middle-Income Neighborhoods in Metropolitan America by George Galster, Jackie Cutsinger, and Jason C. Booza

Of Two Minds About Books by Matt Richtel and Claire Cain Miller

Of Two Minds About Books by Matt Richtel and Claire Cain Miller

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Total Annual Hours Worked by Household Members by Household Income Quintiles from the Russell Sage Foundation

Total Annual Hours Worked by Household Members by Household Income Quintiles from the Russell Sage Foundation

The 'no' muscle by Christopher Shea

The 'no' muscle by Christopher Shea

How to Boost Your Willpower by Tara Parker-Pope

How to Boost Your Willpower by Tara Parker-Pope

A Framework for Thinking Ethically from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (Santa Clara)

A Framework for Thinking Ethically from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (Santa Clara)

Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles by Sam Dillon

Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles by Sam Dillon

Why do academics oppose capitalism? by Nicolas Baumard

Why do academics oppose capitalism? by Nicolas Baumard

Institutions again - What is a primitive society? by Pascal Boyer

Institutions again - What is a primitive society? by Pascal Boyer

A Theory of Primitive Society by Richard Posner

A Theory of Primitive Society by Richard Posner

There is no such thing as sexual intercourse by Pascal Boyer

There is no such thing as sexual intercourse by Pascal Boyer

"Lost" Language Found on Back of 400-Year-Old Letter by Brian Handwerk

"Lost" Language Found on Back of 400-Year-Old Letter by Brian Handwerk

The Identifiable Victim Bias by Jonah Lehrer

The Identifiable Victim Bias by Jonah Lehrer

If the world is going to hell, why are humans doing so well? by David Biello

If the world is going to hell, why are humans doing so well? by David Biello

‘Clunkers,’ a classic government folly by Jeff Jacoby

‘Clunkers,’ a classic government folly by Jeff Jacoby

Do Happy Parents Really Exist? by Rod Dreher

Do Happy Parents Really Exist? by Rod Dreher

The Evils of Evolution by Mark Vernon

The Evils of Evolution by Mark Vernon

The Power of Paternalism by Daniel Akst

The Power of Paternalism by Daniel Akst

Live Longer And Prosper by Virginia Postrel

Live Longer And Prosper by Virginia Postrel