Magnitude Matters

. . . How to go down for the count. Let's make a boxing analogy for "appropriate" humor: Know your sparring partner; know when...

Let's begin with a few on immigration (I've been saving these; hence, the late dates on some): Alex Tabarrok made the case for co...

As originally posted to Facebook   (most recent first)  over the past year and a half with slight edits for clarity, I give you The Wisdo...

We're back from an unintended hiatus. Let's begin with some jokes one might overhear in the Lambda^3 house. (HT: Mungowitz) The w...

I recently returned to my MBA school as a volunteer helping conduct mock interviews. The interview process at the MBA level is fairly grueli...

This past week the sitcom "30 Rock" aired its final episode. I believe I saw every one. I'd rank it on my favorite list in the...

I want to boost traffic on this site. I know incentives work. Here is the plan: I want all my readers to forward links to this blog. To ...

You measure the quality of the Christmas day by the following criteria: How late you could sleep in. How few batteries were required. H...

A friend sends me  this link to a video of research done on Capuchin monkeys concerning payment for learned tasks. The essence of the video...

Just to prove this isn't all about me, I am announcing my intention to add something to every blog post. From now on I will try to incor...

Seinfeld's new show, " Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ".