Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Lesson From Norway: More Years in School Means a Higher IQ by alice G. Walton
Lesson From Norway: More Years in School Means a Higher IQ by Alice G. Walton
Elon studies the future of "Generation Always-On" from Elon University and Pew Research
Elon studies the future of "Generation Always-On" from Elon University and Pew Research
Beyond Blue 6: The Great Divorce by Walter Russell Mead
Beyond Blue 6: The Great Divorce by Walter Russell Mead
Bones of the Book by Robert Moor
Bones of the Book by Robert Moor
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Criminal Element by Jascha Hoffman
Criminal Element by Jascha Hoffman
The Crime of Lead Exposure by Jonah Lehrer
The Crime of Lead Exposure by Jonah Lehrer
Labels:
Biology,
Cognitive Development,
Health,
IQ,
Lead,
Poison,
Self-Control
A Third of Students Transfer Before Graduating, and Many Head Toward Community Colleges by Jennifer Gonzalez
A Third of Students Transfer Before Graduating, and Many Head Toward Community Colleges by Jennifer Gonzalez
The State of the Anglosphere by Joel Kotkin and Shashi Parulekar
The State of the Anglosphere by Joel Kotkin and Shashi Parulekar
Enlightenment for sale by Chris Patten
Enlightenment for sale by Chris Patten
Virtue Ethics from Wikipedia
Virtue Ethics from Wikipedia
Do we still need publishers? by Anthony Horowitz
Do we still need publishers? by Anthony Horowitz
Monday, February 27, 2012
How Popular Is Your State? by John Hinderaker
How Popular Is Your State? by John Hinderaker
Want More "Fairness?" Look to Europe's Basket Cases by Paul Roderick Gregory
Want More "Fairness?" Look to Europe's Basket Cases by Paul Roderick Gregory
Labels:
Europe,
Fairness,
Genie Index,
Germany,
Greece,
Inequality,
Italy,
Netherlands,
Sweden
Science & Education by Thomas H. Huxley
Science & Education by Thomas H. Huxley
Washington Was Broke? Why Founding Fathers Were Strapped for Cash by Willard Sterne Randall
Washington Was Broke? Why Founding Fathers Were Strapped for Cash by Willard Sterne Randall
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Turing’s school reports by Alex Bellos
Turing’s school reports by Alex Bellos
The Brain-Drain Panic Returns by Jagdish Bhagwati
The Brain-Drain Panic Returns by Jagdish Bhagwati
Is Confucianism a Religion? by Peter Berger
Is Confucianism a Religion? by Peter Berger
Labels:
Buddhism,
China,
Confucianism,
Japan,
Morality,
Religion,
South Korea
Saturday, February 25, 2012
How Basic Are Behavioral Biases? Evidence from Capuchin Monkey Trading Behavior by M. Keith Chen, Venkat Lakshminarayanan and Laurie R. Santos
How Basic Are Behavioral Biases? Evidence from Capuchin Monkey Trading Behavior by M. Keith Chen, Venkat Lakshminarayanan and Laurie R. Santos
Friday, February 24, 2012
Manners, Morals, and the Novel by Lionel Trilling
Manners, Morals, and the Novel by Lionel Trilling
The Great American Novel: Will there ever be another? by Roger Kimball
The Great American Novel: Will there ever be another? by Roger Kimball
Voluminous by Leon Wieseltier
Voluminous by Leon Wieseltier
The art of evolution by Tim Flannery
The art of evolution by Tim Flannery
Why the Muslims Misjudged Us by Victor Davis Hanson
Why the Muslims Misjudged Us by Victor Davis Hanson
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Why the Muslims Misjudged Us by Victor Davis Hanson
Why the Muslims Misjudged Us by Victor Davis Hanson
50p tax rate 'failing to boost revenues’ by Robert Winnett, and James Kirkup
50p tax rate 'failing to boost revenues’ by Robert Winnett, and James Kirkup
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Mark Twain and Grant's Memoirs by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mark Twain and Grant's Memoirs by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Prosperity Is The Problem by Heartiste
Prosperity Is The Problem by Heartiste
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Building Self-Control, the American Way by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang
Building Self-Control, the American Way by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang
Monday, February 20, 2012
Homer Inc by Edward Luttwak
Homer Inc by Edward Luttwak
The skin we’re in by Emma Bryce
The skin we’re in by Emma Bryce
In U.S., Very Religious Have Higher Wellbeing Across All Faiths by Frank Newport, Dan Witters, and Sangeeta Agrawal
In U.S., Very Religious Have Higher Wellbeing Across All Faiths by Frank Newport, Dan Witters, and Sangeeta Agrawal
Reading is overrated by Rick Gekoski
Reading is overrated by Rick Gekoski
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunshine, Vitamin D, and Death by Scientific Consensus by Patrick Cox
Sunshine, Vitamin D, and Death by Scientific Consensus by Patrick Cox
When a County Runs Off the Cliff by Mary Williams Walsh
When a County Runs Off the Cliff by Mary Williams Walsh
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Why Are Men So Violent? by Jesse Prinz
Why Are Men So Violent? by Jesse Prinz
The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia by Timothy Messer-Kruse
The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia by Timothy Messer-Kruse
Friday, February 17, 2012
A Syllabus for the 'Occupy' Movement by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
A Syllabus for the 'Occupy' Movement by Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Documenting Uncertain Times: Post-graduate Transitions of the Academically Adrift Cohort by Richard Arum, Esther Cho, Jeannie Kim and Josipa Roksa
Documenting Uncertain Times: Post-graduate Transitions of the Academically Adrift Cohort by Richard Arum, Esther Cho, Jeannie Kim and Josipa Roksa
The Widening Academic Achievement Gap between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations by Sean F. Reardon
The Widening Academic Achievement Gap between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations by Sean F. Reardon
The Inequality Taboo by Charles Murray
The Inequality Taboo by Charles Murray
The Most Conservative and Liberal Cities in the United States by Jason Alderman, et al
The Most Conservative and Liberal Cities in the United States by Jason Alderman, et al
Labels:
Cities,
Measurement,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Results
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient from the Pew Center
Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient from the Pew Center
The Decline of Violence by Ronald Bailey
The Decline of Violence by Ronald Bailey
Monday, February 13, 2012
The puzzle of monogamous marriage by Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, and
The puzzle of monogamous marriage by Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, and
Peter J. Richerson
Peter J. Richerson
Five myths about white people by Charles Murray
Five myths about white people by Charles Murray
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Occupy Kindergarten: The Rich-Poor Divide Starts With Education by Jordan Weissmann
Occupy Kindergarten: The Rich-Poor Divide Starts With Education by Jordan Weissmann
Labels:
Class,
Education,
Measurement,
Parenting,
Results
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Human Capital Policy by Pedro Carneiro and James J. Heckman
Human Capital Policy by Pedro Carneiro and James J. Heckman
Personality Psychology and Economics by Mathilde Almlund, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman and Tim D. Kautz
Personality Psychology and Economics by Mathilde Almlund, Angela Lee Duckworth, James J. Heckman and Tim D. Kautz
The Ticket to Easy Street? The Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery by Scott Hankins, et al
The Ticket to Easy Street? The Financial Consequences of Winning the Lottery by Scott Hankins, et al
Labels:
Culture,
Development,
Economics,
Luck,
Social,
Statistics,
Theory
Friday, February 10, 2012
The modern matchmakers from The Economist
The modern matchmakers from The Economist
Thursday, February 9, 2012
U.S. Income Inequality: It’s Not So Bad from the St. Louis Federal Reserve
U.S. Income Inequality: It’s Not So Bad from the St. Louis Federal Reserve
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Politics in the Academy: The Same Old Song by Stanley Fish
Politics in the Academy: The Same Old Song by Stanley Fish
Labels:
Academia,
Argument,
Debate,
Epistemology,
Essay,
University
Monday, February 6, 2012
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Are college students learning? by Jonathan Zimmerman
Are college students learning? by Jonathan Zimmerman
What’s a man? from The Economist
What’s a man? from The Economist
It's the Cops, Stupid! by Heather Mac Donald
It's the Cops, Stupid! by Heather Mac Donald
How Did LEGO Become More About Limits Than Possibilities? by Mark Changizi
How Did LEGO Become More About Limits Than Possibilities? by Mark Changizi
Charles Murray's Book of Virtues by Heather Wilhelm
Charles Murray's Book of Virtues by Heather Wilhelm
Junk science double fail from Armed and Dangerous
Junk science double fail from Armed and Dangerous
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Beyond Blue Part Two: Recasting The Dream by Walter Russell Mead
Beyond Blue Part Two: Recasting The Dream by Walter Russell Mead
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The self-epublishing bubble by Ewan Morrison
The self-epublishing bubble by Ewan Morrison
Amazon's Hit Man by Brad Stone
Amazon's Hit Man by Brad Stone
The Global War Against Baby Girls by Nicholas Eberstadt
The Global War Against Baby Girls by Nicholas Eberstadt
American Segregation at Historic Low by Walter Russell Mead
American Segregation at Historic Low by Walter Russell Mead
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