Magnitude Matters

Thank God they don't make 'em like they used to . Watch this and be sure to watch the last "magic" point about a 52-car...

So Jay Bilas of ESPN and Oliver Luck of Cosa Nostra the NCAA debated paying college athletes at an event hosted by FIRE. Andy Schwartz imag...

I'm back from the dead . . . been watching from the hollow moon, as they say. Detroit is beautiful and mesmerizing. Chicago  is prett...

A pre-New Year's Resolution I am setting is to blog A LOT more (and not just more links, but in all honesty how else would you know what...

The eagle has landed--at  Jardins du Trocadéro ? We want to believe, Charles Murray included, that we can raise our children's IQ, but...

My finger painting never looked quite this good . I like this framework comparing networks to hierarchies. I find it captures something v...

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...

Into the caves Out on the shore If you're looking for poetry, look elsemore. Sumner illuminates the thing versus the thing that is...

Kojak. Bang! Bang! Virginia Postrel gives us four questions courtesy of FIRE to ask prospective universities regarding their attitudes o...

Let me axe you a question. Have you seen this yet? Welcome to the world of tomorrow! Remember, its self-proclaimed goal is to be the most...

I want to go to there . We are so amazingly wealthy. Not only can we afford to use resources towards the manufacturing of superfluous jewe...

This is one of the greatest shots I've ever seen of the greatest city on Earth. It looks best perhaps on an HD tablet. Be sure to zoom ...

We start with a cool invention: the invisible bicycle helmet . James Altucher bundles some great life advice in this collection of lessons...

Google, the great disruptor, is at it again this time targeting TV . All those beauty queens may finally get their wish . This one from...

I'm just back from Vegas, baby! and have a few observations to share: They didn't give daddy the Rainman suite, but they treated ...

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...

I was walking in the backyard and noticed a fluttering sound coming from the flower garden in the back corner. Upon inspection, I found an a...

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