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There is no Law in the ‘LawR...
Laws are not selective, unless you’re either rich, powerful, a celebrity , politically connected, or know someone who is when you break one.
Gravity is a law. It works 100% of the time with no excuses whether you like it or not. In fact, you don’t have to buy a book or movie to see how it works; nor do you have to believe in it. [...]
Are You a Success? …How Do You ...
Yesterday I attended a conference called the Thin Air Summit. Most of the participants are bloggers and people into social media. Interestingly enough, the panel that seemed to affect the audience the most was not on these topics. The panelists were Gail Goodwin, Dave Taylor, and Brian Ibbott. The topic was the question of what defines [...]
The Drunkard’s Walk: How Random...
This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix:
The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is a book about randomness, a topic that most people, unless they happen to be mathematicians or have a strange fascination with statistics, probably don’t think too much about. As a species, in fact, we generally prefer not to dwell o [...]
Everything is Great …Until it&#...
Yesterday Alan Greenspan told congress `That is precisely the reason I was shocked because I’d been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well.” This is a great example of how we are blindly influenced by the way our brains make meaning in the world. What we consider to be e [...]
Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of ...
This book review was contributed by Lena Phoenix:
Kluge is a slang term for “a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem.” In this new book, Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind, psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the human mind itself is a kluge, and then goes on to discuss how this explains why you can’t [...]
Are Political Scare Tactics Becoming ...
Something very cool seems to be happening in politics. It seems like the old politics of fear aren’t working as well as they used to in the current presidential election campaigns. Maybe people have finally been so pummeled with lies in such a short period of time that they’re less inclined to swallow a mouthful of scare tactic [...]
A Good Night for a Presidential Debat...
Tonight is the night of the second presidential debate. This seems like as good a day as any to launch a blog on how you are marketed to by advertisers, politicians, experts, media, and sometimes even your friends. If you think you might hear at least one lie, fabrication or stretching of the truth by Barack Obama or John McCain tonight rai [...]
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