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Nudge theory in practice? (Singapore utility bill edition)
Do you consume more electricity than your neighbors? How about when compared to the national average? Via the amazing Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution. Read more about “nudge theory” here.
Two cheers for Lee Kuan Yew …
A pragmatic politician, a benevolent despot (he was prime minister of polyglot Singapore for 31 years), or … the most influential statesman of our time? (Image courtesy of The Encyclopaedia Britannica.)
Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Current Affairs, Economics, History, Law, Politics
Tagged Economic Development, Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore
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GIF art
The artist who created this beautiful GIF is Florian de Looij. Visit his website here.
Sweet Spot
Via reddit, what’s your sweet spot? Ours is teaching …
Posted in Questions Rarely Asked
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77,777 miles
Our sturdy 1993 Jeep Wrangler (pictured above), built in Colorado with six cylinders and manual transmission, recently reached a milestone: 77,777 miles …
St Patrick’s Bell
In honor of St Patrick’s Day, check out this paper “St Patrick’s Bell Shrine: Form and Layout of the Plates” written by Robert D. Stevick published in 2008 in The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (Vol. 138, … Continue reading
“Yes, the song was taught to us …”
Are we born racists, or do we learn racism from others? In his letter of apology to his fellow students at the University of Oklahoma, Parker Rice–one of the students expelled from OU for singing this racist and despicable song–confesses that “the song was … Continue reading
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