Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I have just learned that my teacher and mentor Cedric Robinson (pictured below) passed away last summer. (I was his student at UCSB and was awarded a scholarship named after him.) Dr Robinson was a student and critic of Marxist … Continue reading →

Introduction (Tyler Cowen): Do we undervalue routine? Mornings (Kristin Wong): Why your morning routine isn’t working Afternoons (Patrick Allan): You need an afternoon routine Evenings (Sam Thomas Davies): The evening routines of the most successful people Writing (Peg Boyle Single): … Continue reading →

Hat tip: Noah Smith, via Bloomberg View.

That is the title of this paper (preprint via PsyArXiv) by Alexander Etz, et al. We plan on reading it in the next few days and will report back soon! (Hat tip: Brian D. Earp, via Twitter.)

Jeff Desjardins poses the following question in this report: “What has more value: all major publicly traded department stores in the United States, or Amazon?” The answer is Amazon. In the words of Mr Desjardins: “Add together the market caps … Continue reading →

What’s wrong with this picture? Read about this visual paradox here.

  Dirk B. created a scale map of the world out of LEGO bricks. You can read more about his project here and here.

We’ve heard many fancy restaurants are starting to ban children, but did you know that Apple Park, Apple’s massive $5 billion spaceship campus (pictured below) consisting of 2,800,000 square feet, doesn’t have a single childcare facility. More here, via CNET. (Hat tip: Ryan … Continue reading →