Showing posts with label irrationalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label irrationalism. Show all posts
Friday, November 10, 2017

Richard Feynman on Why Questions

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[Transcript] Richard Feynman on Why Questions 61 Post author: Grognor 08 January 2012 07:01PM   I thought this video wa...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Seeding the S-Curve? The Role of Early Adopters in Diffusion

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Seeding the S-Curve? The Role of Early Adopters in Diffusion. Christian Catalini & Catherine Tucker. MIT Working Paper, August 2016, htt...
Monday, July 10, 2017

Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar

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Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar. By Christopher T. M Clack, Staffan A. Qvist, Jay...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Implications of maternity leave choice for perceptions of working mothers

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Should I stay or should I go? Implications of maternity leave choice for perceptions of working mothers. By Thekla Morgenroth & Madeline...

Women and African Americans are less influential when they express anger during group decision making

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Women and African Americans are less influential when they express anger during group decision making. By Jessica Salerno, Liana Peter-Hagen...

Not taking responsibility: Equity trumps efficiency in allocation decisions

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Not taking responsibility: Equity trumps efficiency in allocation decisions. By  Gordon-Hecker, Tom; Rosensaft-Eshel, Daniela; Pittarello, A...

Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar

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Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100% wind, water, and solar. By Christopher T. M Clack, Staffan A. Qvist, Jay...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Less than a third of the 65 Chinese highway & rail projects examined were “genuinely economically productive.”

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China’s New Bridges: Rising High, but Buried in Debt. By Chris Buckley TNYT, Jun 10 2017 China has built hundreds of dazzling new bridges,...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

The Benefits of Forced Experimentation: Striking Evidence from the London Underground Network

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The Benefits of Forced Experimentation: Striking Evidence from the London Underground Network. By Ferdinand Rauch, Shaun Larcom, Tim Willems...

Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefs

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Imhoff, R., and Lamberty, P. K. (2017) Too special to be duped: Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefs. Eur. J. Soc. Psychol., doi...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Healthy offspring from freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa held on the International Space Station for 9 months

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Healthy offspring from freeze-dried mouse spermatozoa held on the International Space Station for 9 months. Sayaka Wakayama et al. Proceedin...
Sunday, June 4, 2017

From Existential to Social Understandings of Risk - Examining Gender Differences in Nonreligion

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From Existential to Social Understandings of Risk - Examining Gender Differences in Nonreligion. By Penny Edgell, Jacqui Frost, Evan Stewa...

A Virtual Out-of-Body Experience Reduces Fear of Death

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A Virtual Out-of-Body Experience Reduces Fear of Death. By Pierre Bourdin et al. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...
Saturday, June 3, 2017

Insurance policy specifically for self-inflicted liver damage

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China’s Zhongan sees scope for offbeat insurance. https://www.ft.com/content/bee51a52-accd-11e6-9cb3-bb8207902122 Financial Times Med...

Determinants of financial outcomes and choices: the role of noncognitive abilities

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Understanding the determinants of financial outcomes and choices: the role of noncognitive abilities, Gianpaolo Parise and Kim Peijnenburg ...

Do Globalization and Free Markets Drive Obesity among Children and Youth? An Empirical Analysis, 1990–2013

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Do Globalization and Free Markets Drive Obesity among Children and Youth? An Empirical Analysis, 1990–2013 ...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Alemania reinventa la crisis energética. Por Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.

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Alemania reinventa la crisis energética. Por Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527023044482045791857 2...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Great Recession Blame Game - Banks took the heat, but it was Washington that propped up subprime debt and then stymied recovery

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The Great Recession Blame Game Banks took the heat, but it was Washington that propped up subprime debt and then stymied recovery. By Ph...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Yale's Little Robespierres - Students berate faculty who try to defend free speech

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Yale's Little Robespierres. WSJ Editorial http://www.wsj.com/articles/yales-little-robespierres-1447115476 Students berate faculty who...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

China moves to free-market pricing for pharmaceuticals, after price controls led to quality problems & shortages

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China Scraps Price Caps on Low-Cost Drugs. By Laurie Burkitt Move Comes After Some Manufacturers Cut Corners on Production Wall Street Jou...