The best economics lessons, everyone except economists reminds us, can be found in the pages (or whatever) of great literature. The trick is to find them (in computer science terminology: to perform the searching and sorting properly). Here is one such lesson: how to get a job. It can be found in the short (about […]
Month: December 2008
Magazine issue 14:6 — special Ig Nobel issue
The Nov/Dec 2008 issue (vol. 14, no. 6) of the magazine (the Annals of Improbable Research) just went out. It’s the annual Ig Nobel Prize issue, with copious coverage and lots of photos of the new Ig Nobel Prize winners, the ceremony, the lectures, the mini-opera, and more. Click on the magazine cover (below) to: […]
37 Therapists
by Jeremy Gorman Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada One day when I was wondering just what was wrong with me, I thought to ask some experts in what’s called psychology. Beginning with the founders of the psychologic arts, I went to Wundt and Titchener, who broke me into parts. John Dewey proved more functional, and Peirce […]
Violent chess claymation
Violent chess claymation, at least in the form of this brief video, is a treat for philosophers, music enthusiasts, chess players, and gentle violence lovers alike. (Thanks to investigator Mason Porter for bringing this to our attention.)