My friend Jan gives the report on Beijing from the front lines.

Behavior modification, ANP-style.

The video embed redefines "doggy style."

Another John Young Production. Love it.

Yes. Great, great poem. Read.

My sense is that people sing the tune of "Lowered Expectations" and over time become habituated to, say, living in a crammed living room whilst getting hammered by material they aced 13 years ago.

Sounds worth watching / reading. Am interested in how this intersects with optimizing organizations.

"Talking about linear algebra is healthy." Now you know, folks.

Kudos again to Academite Vanderkam.

I wonder if there's reciprocity. Do teachers who see student pages treat them differently in a classroom?

Podcast regarding economics of academia looks intriguing. Have not yet listened to it.

Haven't read this but I see "Santa Fe Institute" and "Reason magazine" and my eyeballs are curious

I must get involved in decision framing ten months ago before all these white dudes go wild with public policy.

On another note, "fair & balanced" is overrated. I'm all for "unfair & off-kilter".

Courtesy Chris. More bread crumbs for grad school!

Gross, the LA ban on fast food in poorer 'hoods passed. What next, no skanky clothing stores?

Ariely suggests that legislation can boost consumer confidence thus counteracting their irrational pessimism. This makes me sweaty!

Another classic from Kahneman, the grand poobah of happiness research.

An oft-cited 1981 article.

About to upgrade to holy matrimony? Read this.

I’ve heard so much about this yet haven’t had a chance to watch.

“To bring out the best and most creative in human beings, a society should be organised democratically in its economy and its politics.”

“By showing that human behavior (in this case, purchasing habits) remains the same whether one is playing Second Life or living First Life, the study helps to justify the idea that conducting academic research in virtual worlds results in data applicable

Calling a guy with a Master’s Degree in Ops Research a ‘psychologist’ is a mite suspect if ya ask me

blog data. crawl away

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Dude. Ari. What’s the dilly, yo?

This looks like a very cool conference.

My friend Nate’s company is powering this. DATA!!!

Cavewomen eat nuts and other things that make the blood alkaline.

Blink listed on Wikipedia! * sigh *

Well hello, little sister

Dept. of awesome. Ace PR star.

Laura went to the Academy - yay!

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