31 August 2009
Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess
Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess: "In a design straight from the earliest days of the Web, miscellaneous posts compete for attention on page after page of blue links, undifferentiated by tags or ratings or even usernames. Millions of people apparently believe that love awaits here, but it is well hidden. Is this really the best we can do?"
Depression's Evolutionary Roots: Scientific American
Depression's Evolutionary Roots: Scientific American: "Two scientists suggest that depression is not a malfunction, but a mental adaptation that brings certain cognitive advantages"
24 July 2009
TyPower comments on Anyone else here feel like they're never fully rested, like there's dead space in your brain? I have lost most of my emotions and the connections between the physical w
TyPower comments on Anyone else here feel like they're never fully rested, like there's dead space in your brain? I have lost most of my emotions and the connections between the physical w: "You could be suffering from early 21st century syndrome. Don't bother googling it, I just made it up. But the symtoms you describe are typical of the new malaise."
09 July 2009
A pill for longer life? : Nature News
A pill for longer life? : Nature News: "Rapamycin, a drug commonly used in humans to prevent transplanted organs from being rejected, has been found to extend the lives of mice by up to 14% — even when given to the mice late in life."
03 July 2009
Researchers To Breed 'Super-Tuna' Within A Decade - Science News - redOrbit
Researchers To Breed 'Super-Tuna' Within A Decade - Science News - redOrbit: "Scientists in Japan say they will breed a new 'super-tuna' in the next ten years that will be stronger, more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin presently in the oceans, The Telegraph reported."
09 June 2009
Five Experiments on How Human Nature Will Affect Our Long-Term Survival -A Galaxy Classic
Five Experiments on How Human Nature Will Affect Our Long-Term Survival -A Galaxy Classic: "Human behavior is often inexplicably bizarre, destructive and counterintuitive, and yet we’ve made it this far."
08 June 2009
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04 June 2009
You Fail Economics Forever - Television Tropes & Idioms
You Fail Economics Forever - Television Tropes & Idioms: "This violent collision leaves a few absolutes to take refuge behind, and a wide open mine field for catastrophic assumptions and mistakes, and prime Flame Bait. This is probably one of the reasons Thomas Carlyle called economics 'the dismal science'."
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