Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Mechanical Versus Clinical Data Combination in Selection and Admissions Decisions: A Meta-Analysis by Nathan R. Kuncel, David M. Klieger, Brian S. Connelly, and Deniz S. Ones

Mechanical Versus Clinical Data Combination in Selection and Admissions Decisions: A Meta-Analysis by Nathan R. Kuncel, David M. Klieger, Brian S. Connelly, and Deniz S. Ones

How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained by Dan Nosowitz

How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained by Dan Nosowitz

The Republican Industrial Complex Has Turned Missteps Into Millions by Matthew Sheffield

The Republican Industrial Complex Has Turned Missteps Into Millions by Matthew Sheffield

Is the Purpose of a Newspaper to Promote Delusion? by John Hinderaker

Is the Purpose of a Newspaper to Promote Delusion? by John Hinderaker

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The Icelandic Sagas: Europe's most important book? by Ben Myers

The Icelandic Sagas: Europe's most important book? by Ben Myers

Triggers for Violent Criminality in Patients With Psychotic Disorders by Amir Sariaslan, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, and Seena Fazel

Triggers for Violent Criminality in Patients With Psychotic Disorders by Amir Sariaslan, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Larsson, and Seena Fazel

Obama’s Biggest Failure by Steven Malanga

Obama’s Biggest Failure by Steven Malanga

Trying to Envision the Original United States by Timothy Taylor

Trying to Envision the Original United States by Timothy Taylor

Sexual Personalities: Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches) by David P Schmitt

Sexual Personalities: Sex and Gender Are Dials (Not Switches) by David P Schmitt

Is Homelessness Only a Housing Problem? by Stephen Eide

Is Homelessness Only a Housing Problem? by Stephen Eide

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

2013 Boyarsky Lecture by Jonathan Haidt, PhD video

2013 Boyarsky Lecture by Jonathan Haidt, PhD video

Startups Try to Spread Outside of Silicon Valley by Christopher Mims

Startups Try to Spread Outside of Silicon Valley by Christopher Mims

Success is not a matter of luck—it’s an algorithm by Francesco Marconi

Success is not a matter of luck—it’s an algorithm by Francesco Marconi

Voices From Europe’s Far Right by Palko Karasz

Voices From Europe’s Far Right by Palko Karasz

The Perils of Moral Narcissism by Peter Berkowitz

The Perils of Moral Narcissism by Peter Berkowitz

Following Minimum Wage Increases, Unemployment Spikes among Black Male Teens by Mark J. Perry

Following Minimum Wage Increases, Unemployment Spikes among Black Male Teens by Mark J. Perry

Ban AC for DC by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Ban AC for DC by Glenn Harlan Reynolds

Voters deserve responsible nationalism not reflex globalism by Larry Summers

Voters deserve responsible nationalism not reflex globalism by Larry Summers

Monday, July 11, 2016

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline by Gina Kolata

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline by Gina Kolata

Why We Need to Pick Up Alvin Toffler’s Torch by Farhad Manjoo

Why We Need to Pick Up Alvin Toffler’s Torch by Farhad Manjoo

It’s NOT the economy, stupid: Brexit as a story of personal values by Eric Kaufmann

It’s NOT the economy, stupid: Brexit as a story of personal values by Eric Kaufmann

As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived by Julie Makinen

As Japan's population shrinks, bears and boars roam where schools and shrines once thrived by Julie Makinen

When Trump Fought the Racists by Jeffrey Lord

When Trump Fought the Racists by Jeffrey Lord

Trump Does The Unthinkable by Liz Crokin

Trump Does The Unthinkable by Liz Crokin

In Tracking Home Ownership, Marriage Matters by Alex J. Pollock & Jay Brinkmann

In Tracking Home Ownership, Marriage Matters by Alex J. Pollock & Jay Brinkmann

How Equal Should Opportunities Be? by David Azerrad

How Equal Should Opportunities Be? by David Azerrad

Does Power Really Corrupt by Matthew Sweet

Does Power Really Corrupt by Matthew Sweet

Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings by Quoctrung Bui and Amanda Cox

Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings by Quoctrung Bui and Amanda Cox

Stockholm Syndrome by Michael Moynihan

Stockholm Syndrome by Michael Moynihan

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Italian banking is the next shoe to drop by Tyler Cowen

Italian banking is the next shoe to drop by Tyler Cowen

Economic History Readings by pseudoerasmus

Economic History Readings by pseudoerasmus

6 Story Arcs Define Western Literature, Data-Mining Study Reveals by Nathaniel Scharping

6 Story Arcs Define Western Literature, Data-Mining Study Reveals by Nathaniel Scharping

Yes, New York Times, There Is A Scientific Method by Ethan Siegel

Yes, New York Times, There Is A Scientific Method by Ethan Siegel

Nancy Pelosi blows off traffic laws — to shop at shoe store! by Victor Skinner

Nancy Pelosi blows off traffic laws — to shop at shoe store! by Victor Skinner

To improve diversity, don’t make people go to diversity training. Really. by Jena McGregor

To improve diversity, don’t make people go to diversity training. Really. by Jena McGregor

Saturday, July 2, 2016

How Many People Have Been Killed in ISIS Attacks Around the World by Karen Yourish, Derek Watkins, Tom Giratikanon and Jasmine C. Lee

How Many People Have Been Killed in ISIS Attacks Around the World by Karen Yourish, Derek Watkins, Tom Giratikanon and Jasmine C. Lee

America's most watched from The Economist

America's most watched from The Economist

Clinton sought secret info on EU bailout plans as son-in-law's doomed hedge fund gambled on Greece by Peter Byrne

Clinton sought secret info on EU bailout plans as son-in-law's doomed hedge fund gambled on Greece by Peter Byrne

Rampant Voter Fraud Alleged in Minnesota by John Hinderaker

Rampant Voter Fraud Alleged in Minnesota by John Hinderaker

What Linda Greenhouse emailed me about what I blogged about what she wrote in The NYT about Justice Kennedy. by Ann Althouse

What Linda Greenhouse emailed me about what I blogged about what she wrote in The NYT about Justice Kennedy. by Ann Althouse