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

An Atheist, a Muslim and a Judge: What Really Happened by Cathy Young

An Atheist, a Muslim and a Judge: What Really Happened by Cathy Young

Geithner and the 'Privilege' of Being American by Lawrence B. Lindsey

Geithner and the 'Privilege' of Being American by Lawrence B. Lindsey

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Income Inequality Explained by Demographics by Mark J. Perry

Income Inequality Explained by Demographics by Mark J. Perry

Criminal Element by Jascha Hoffman

Criminal Element by Jascha Hoffman

The Science Of Email by Jonah Lehrer

The Science Of Email by Jonah Lehrer

How Do We Identify Good Ideas? by Jonah Lehrer

How Do We Identify Good Ideas? by Jonah Lehrer

How the Unconscious Mind Boosts Creative Output by Tom Jacobs

How the Unconscious Mind Boosts Creative Output by Tom Jacobs

What Jeremy Lin Teaches Us About Talent by Jonah Lehrer

What Jeremy Lin Teaches Us About Talent by Jonah Lehrer

The Crime of Lead Exposure by Jonah Lehrer

The Crime of Lead Exposure by Jonah Lehrer

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

Who Serves in the U.S. Military? The Demographics of Enlisted Troops and Officers by Shanea Watkins, Ph.D. and James Sherk

Who Serves in the U.S. Military? The Demographics of Enlisted Troops and Officers by Shanea Watkins, Ph.D. and James Sherk

Birth of the Teenager by Allan Metcalf

Birth of the Teenager by Allan Metcalf

How good are the upper classes? by Tyler Cowen

How good are the upper classes? by Tyler Cowen

Share of Government Aid in Personal Income Doubles by Walter Russell Mead

Share of Government Aid in Personal Income Doubles by Walter Russell Mead

The European Crack-Up by Theodore Dalrymple

The European Crack-Up by Theodore Dalrymple

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

Measuring the Slant by James Q. Wilson

Measuring the Slant by James Q. Wilson

The Myth of the Greater Good by Sheldon Richman

The Myth of the Greater Good by Sheldon Richman

Virtue Ethics from Wikipedia

Virtue Ethics from Wikipedia

New evidence suggests Stone Age hunters from Europe discovered America by David Keys

New evidence suggests Stone Age hunters from Europe discovered America by David Keys

The Patient of the Future by Jon Cohen

The Patient of the Future by Jon Cohen

Do we still need publishers? by Anthony Horowitz

Do we still need publishers? by Anthony Horowitz

Employee Engagement from Gallup

Employee Engagement from Gallup

Q12® Meta-Analysis: The Relationship Between Engagement at Work and Organizational Outcomes by James K. Harter et al

Q12® Meta-Analysis: The Relationship Between Engagement at Work and Organizational Outcomes by James K. Harter et al

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

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

To Be Black at Stuyvesant High by Fernanda Santos

To Be Black at Stuyvesant High by Fernanda Santos

Why Are Harvard Graduates in the Mailroom? by Adam Davidson

Why Are Harvard Graduates in the Mailroom? by Adam Davidson

Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry by Linda Koffmar

Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry by Linda Koffmar

European neandertals on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of modern humans by Anneli Waara

European neandertals on the verge of extinction even before the arrival of modern humans by Anneli Waara

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Why Nations Fail website

Why Nations Fail website

The Decline and Fall of Parental Authority by Ron Taffel

The Decline and Fall of Parental Authority by Ron Taffel

Diagram Prize shortlist revealed by Philip Stone

Diagram Prize shortlist revealed by Philip Stone

Turing’s school reports by Alex Bellos

Turing’s school reports by Alex Bellos

What High-I.Q. Investors Do Differently by Robert J. Shiller

What High-I.Q. Investors Do Differently by Robert J. Shiller

The heart of the problem by Jagdish Bhagwati

The heart of the problem by Jagdish Bhagwati

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

Invest, Innovate, Educate by Walter Russell Mead

Invest, Innovate, Educate by Walter Russell Mead

“Intelligence minus judgment equals intellect.” by Helen Smith

“Intelligence minus judgment equals intellect.” by Helen Smith

A look at Romney’s big economic speech by James Pethokoukis

A look at Romney’s big economic speech by James Pethokoukis

The Rise And Decline Of Nations by Mancur Olson

The Rise And Decline Of Nations by Mancur Olson

Friday, February 24, 2012

Failing Up: Why Mediocre Workers Keep Getting Promoted by Derek Thompson

Failing Up: Why Mediocre Workers Keep Getting Promoted by Derek Thompson

Manners, Morals, and the Novel by Lionel Trilling

Manners, Morals, and the Novel by Lionel Trilling

Distracted from distraction by distraction by Michael Sacasas

Distracted from distraction by distraction by Michael Sacasas

The Great American Novel: Will there ever be another? by Roger Kimball

The Great American Novel: Will there ever be another? by Roger Kimball

Romance Novels, The Last Great Bastion Of Underground Writing by Maria Bustillos

Romance Novels, The Last Great Bastion Of Underground Writing by Maria Bustillos

Voluminous by Leon Wieseltier

Voluminous by Leon Wieseltier

Bioconservatives vs. Bioprogressives by Ronald Bailey

Bioconservatives vs. Bioprogressives by Ronald Bailey

Errol Morris: The Thinking Man's Detective by Ron Rosenbaum

Errol Morris: The Thinking Man's Detective by Ron Rosenbaum

Aging of Eyes Is Blamed for Range of Health Woes by Laurie Tarkan

Aging of Eyes Is Blamed for Range of Health Woes by Laurie Tarkan

The art of evolution by Tim Flannery

The art of evolution by Tim Flannery

Lent and the Science of Self-Denial by Jeffrey Kluger

Lent and the Science of Self-Denial by Jeffrey Kluger

Rolling back the years from The Economist

Rolling back the years from The Economist

Cheer Up, Liberty Lovers, Schumpeter Was Wrong by Shikha Dalmia

Cheer Up, Liberty Lovers, Schumpeter Was Wrong by Shikha Dalmia

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

U.S. Manufacturing Is Open for Business and Doing Well; Despite, Not Because of, Government Policy by Mark J. Perry

U.S. Manufacturing Is Open for Business and Doing Well; Despite, Not Because of, Government Policy by Mark J. Perry

What Do AP Subject Exams Tell Us About Differences in Academic Interest By Gender? by Mark J. Perry

What Do AP Subject Exams Tell Us About Differences in Academic Interest By Gender? by Mark J. Perry

How Companies Learn Your Secrets by Charles Duhigg

How Companies Learn Your Secrets by Charles Duhigg

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did by Kashmir Hill

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did by Kashmir Hill

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

Fact of the Day: Even on Less Than $15,000 per Year, 56% of 18-24 Year Olds Have Smartphones by Mark J. Perry

Fact of the Day: Even on Less Than $15,000 per Year, 56% of 18-24 Year Olds Have Smartphones by Mark J. Perry

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The 'Fairness' Fraud by Thomas Sowell

The 'Fairness' Fraud by Thomas Sowell

Why America Keeps Getting More Conservative by Richard Florida

Why America Keeps Getting More Conservative by Richard Florida

The Spectacular Rise and Fall of U.S. Whaling: An Innovation Story by Derek Thompson

The Spectacular Rise and Fall of U.S. Whaling: An Innovation Story by Derek Thompson

Mark Twain and Grant's Memoirs by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Mark Twain and Grant's Memoirs by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Do We Need Better Medical Ethics Training? by Megan McArdle

Do We Need Better Medical Ethics Training? by Megan McArdle

Prosperity Is The Problem by Heartiste

Prosperity Is The Problem by Heartiste

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

Inequality Grows As Poor, Ignorant Atheists Swamp US by Walter Russell Mead

Inequality Grows As Poor, Ignorant Atheists Swamp US by Walter Russell Mead

Local Chambers of Commerce: Not Born for Ourselves Alone by Chris Mead

Local Chambers of Commerce: Not Born for Ourselves Alone by Chris Mead

Puzzle play may help boost learning math-related skills from e! Science News

Puzzle play may help boost learning math-related skills from e! Science News

Out of Africa? Data fail to support language origin in Africa from e! Science News

Out of Africa? Data fail to support language origin in Africa from e! Science News

Statism III by Mike Rappaport

Statism III by Mike Rappaport

Reading is overrated by Rick Gekoski

Reading is overrated by Rick Gekoski

Obama's corporate welfare: No level playing field by Timothy P. Carney

Obama's corporate welfare: No level playing field by Timothy P. Carney

Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Facts about Tax Progressivity by John Sides

The Facts about Tax Progressivity by John Sides

Why Are Men So Violent? by Jesse Prinz

Why Are Men So Violent? by Jesse Prinz

Cormac McCarthy on the Santa Fe Institute’s Brainy Halls by Nick Romeo

Cormac McCarthy on the Santa Fe Institute’s Brainy Halls by Nick Romeo

The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia by Timothy Messer-Kruse

The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia by Timothy Messer-Kruse

Geese Aren't Always Gaggles: Animal Collective Nouns by Ross Pomeroy

Geese Aren't Always Gaggles: Animal Collective Nouns by Ross Pomeroy

Eugenics: the skeleton that rattles loudest in the left's closet by Jonathan Freedland

Eugenics: the skeleton that rattles loudest in the left's closet by Jonathan Freedland

Friday, February 17, 2012

Criminal Child Neglect and the "Free Range Kid": Is Overprotective Parenting the New Standard of Care? by David Pimentel

Criminal Child Neglect and the "Free Range Kid": Is Overprotective Parenting the New Standard of Care? by David Pimentel

Thomas Edison’s Eccentric Job Interview Questions — A Cheat Sheet by Maggie Ryan Sandford

Thomas Edison’s Eccentric Job Interview Questions — A Cheat Sheet by Maggie Ryan Sandford

Lessons of a very sexy pirate costume by Jennifer Wright

Lessons of a very sexy pirate costume by Jennifer Wright

A Syllabus for the 'Occupy' Movement by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

A Syllabus for the 'Occupy' Movement by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

The rule of more from The Economist

The rule of more from The Economist

Too big not to fail from The Economist

Too big not to fail from The Economist

Over-regulated America from The Economist

Over-regulated America from The Economist

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

'Academically Adrift': The News Gets Worse and Worse by Kevin Carey

'Academically Adrift': The News Gets Worse and Worse by Kevin Carey

Motherhood 'Detrimental' to Women's Scientific Careers, Study Concludes from Science Daily

Motherhood 'Detrimental' to Women's Scientific Careers, Study Concludes from Science Daily

Keeping America's Edge by Jim Manzi

Keeping America's Edge by Jim Manzi

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

What to Do About ‘Coming Apart’ by Thomas B. Edsall

What to Do About ‘Coming Apart’ by Thomas B. Edsall

The Inequality Taboo by Charles Murray

The Inequality Taboo by Charles Murray

Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy by Jarrett Skorup

Detroit: The Triumph of Progressive Public Policy by Jarrett Skorup

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

Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria “Nuggets” by Sara Burrows

Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria “Nuggets” by Sara Burrows

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

What’s New? Exuberance for Novelty Has Benefits by John Tierney

What’s New? Exuberance for Novelty Has Benefits by John Tierney

Adulthood, Delayed: What Has the Recession Done to Millennials? by Derek Thompson

Adulthood, Delayed: What Has the Recession Done to Millennials? by Derek Thompson

Envisioning a Post-Campus America by Megan McArdle

Envisioning a Post-Campus America by Megan McArdle

Assassins of the Mind by Christopher Hitchens

Assassins of the Mind by Christopher Hitchens

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

Vitamin D casts cancer prevention in new light by Martin Mittelstaedt

Vitamin D casts cancer prevention in new light by Martin Mittelstaedt

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

The social and biological construction of race by Razib Khan

The social and biological construction of race by Razib Khan

Cronyism 101 by John Hinderaker

Cronyism 101 by John Hinderaker

Five myths about white people by Charles Murray

Five myths about white people by Charles Murray

East views the world differently to West from e! Science News

East views the world differently to West from e! Science News

Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience from e! Science News

Hearing metaphors activates brain regions involved in sensory experience from e! Science News

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Equality of Educational Opportunity by James S. Coleman

Equality of Educational Opportunity by James S. Coleman

Human Capital Policy by Pedro Carneiro and James J. Heckman

Human Capital Policy by Pedro Carneiro and James J. Heckman

U.S. Taxes Really Are Unusually Progressive by Clive Crook

U.S. Taxes Really Are Unusually Progressive by Clive Crook

Is the male marriage premium due to selection? The effect of shotgun weddings on the return to marriage by Donna K. Ginther and Madeline Zavodny

Is the male marriage premium due to selection? The effect of shotgun weddings on the return to marriage by Donna K. Ginther and Madeline Zavodny

Stress Impacts Good Parenting: The behavioral economists perspective by Sendhil Mullainathan

Stress Impacts Good Parenting: The behavioral economists perspective by Sendhil Mullainathan

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

Inheritances and the Distribution of Wealth, or Whatever Happened to the Great Inheritance Boom? by Edward N. Wolff and Maury Gittleman

Inheritances and the Distribution of Wealth, or Whatever Happened to the Great Inheritance Boom? by Edward N. Wolff and Maury Gittleman

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say by Sabrina Tavernise

Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say by Sabrina Tavernise

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

The Great Gatsby, Moby Dick, and Omitted Variable Bias by Jim Manzi

The Great Gatsby, Moby Dick, and Omitted Variable Bias by Jim Manzi

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Income Inequality from US Census Bureau

Income Inequality from US Census Bureau

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

After College, What? by George Leef

After College, What? by George Leef

From Wall Street to Wal-Mart: Why College Graduates Are Not Getting Good Jobs by Richard Vedder et al

From Wall Street to Wal-Mart: Why College Graduates Are Not Getting Good Jobs by Richard Vedder et al

Did Obama’s Election Feed the Resentment of the Unsuccessful? by Jim Geraghty

Did Obama’s Election Feed the Resentment of the Unsuccessful? by Jim Geraghty

The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows by Damian Carrington

The Himalayas and nearby peaks have lost no ice in past 10 years, study shows by Damian Carrington

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A Fairness Quiz for the President by Stephen Moore

A Fairness Quiz for the President by Stephen Moore

Politics in the Academy: The Same Old Song by Stanley Fish

Politics in the Academy: The Same Old Song by Stanley Fish

Federal Worker Pay: This Much Is Too Much by Clive Crook

Federal Worker Pay: This Much Is Too Much by Clive Crook

The Death (and Life) of Marriage in America by Derek Thompson

The Death (and Life) of Marriage in America by Derek Thompson

On the Women of Freedom and The Marriage Plot by Sabina Murray

On the Women of Freedom and The Marriage Plot by Sabina Murray

Library world, new trends, technologies website

Library world, new trends, technologies website

Brain Pickings website

Brain Pickings website

Brain Pickings website

Brain Pickings website

One-Minute Book Reviews website

One-Minute Book Reviews website

‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World by Adam Liptak

‘We the People’ Loses Appeal With People Around the World by Adam Liptak

Monday, February 6, 2012

Why Latinos Have Been First to Make It Back to Pre-Recession Employment by Derek Thompson

Why Latinos Have Been First to Make It Back to Pre-Recession Employment by Derek Thompson

Government Cannot Create Sustainable Jobs by Arnold Kling

Government Cannot Create Sustainable Jobs by Arnold Kling

Beyond Blue Part Three: The Power of Infostructure by Walter Russell Mead

Beyond Blue Part Three: The Power of Infostructure by Walter Russell Mead

Rupert Sheldrake: the 'heretic' at odds with scientific dogma by Tim Adams

Rupert Sheldrake: the 'heretic' at odds with scientific dogma by Tim Adams

Here is what real commitment to your marriage means from e! Science News

Here is what real commitment to your marriage means from e! Science News

The lessons of the fall of communism have still not been learnt by Janet Daley

The lessons of the fall of communism have still not been learnt by Janet Daley

On the horrors of getting approval for an ice-cream parlour in San Francisco by Cory Doctorow

On the horrors of getting approval for an ice-cream parlour in San Francisco by Cory Doctorow

Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation from e! Science News

Ancient DNA holds clues to climate change adaptation from e! Science News

Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations from e! Science News

Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations from e! Science News

Alain de Botton: a life in writing by Stuart Jeffries

Alain de Botton: a life in writing by Stuart Jeffries

Friday, February 3, 2012

Brutal Crimes Grip an Indian Reservation by Timothy Williams

Brutal Crimes Grip an Indian Reservation by Timothy Williams

For Greek Tax Reformers, Good Ideas Aren’t Enough by Rachel Donadio

For Greek Tax Reformers, Good Ideas Aren’t Enough by Rachel Donadio

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

Everlasting permanence by Razib Khan

Everlasting permanence by Razib Khan

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

Choosing the Wrong Major Could Cost You by Nathan Harden

Choosing the Wrong Major Could Cost You by Nathan Harden

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The self-epublishing bubble by Ewan Morrison

The self-epublishing bubble by Ewan Morrison

The Class Divide In White America by Steven Malanga

The Class Divide In White America by Steven Malanga

Amazon's Hit Man by Brad Stone

Amazon's Hit Man by Brad Stone

Americans' Political Views Not So Far Apart by Stephanie Pappas

Americans' Political Views Not So Far Apart by Stephanie Pappas

Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World by Tom Jacobs

Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World by Tom Jacobs

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

India’s Gendercide Doesn’t Stop At Birth by Walter Russell Mead

India’s Gendercide Doesn’t Stop At Birth by Walter Russell Mead