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Obvious falsehoods? (number theory edition)
More here (via the amazing Tyler Cowen).
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Incentives and deception (cops-and-robbers edition)
Check out this expose’ by Eli Hager, who explains why police officers have much greater legal rights than the suspects they apprehend. Here is an excerpt from Mr Hager’s excellent essay: A set of due-process rights for police officers under … Continue reading
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Feminist film test
Hey, does your favorite film pass the Bechdel Test for women in movies? A movie passes this test when it meets the following three criteria: (1) it has at least two women with identifiable names in it, (2) who talk to each other at … Continue reading
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More evidence of irrationality?
Is it really worth waiting in a long line for a ride that will last only a few minutes?
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First World Packaging
Hat tip: neglected_martian (via reddit).
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Hypothetical theft-deterrence devices
Hat tip: obviousplant (via reddit).
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U.S. statehood map
When will the next State (Puerto Rico or Nova Scotia anyone?) be added to this list, or did the era of U.S. territorial expansion end in 1959 with Hawaiian and Alaskan statehood? (By the way, 1959 was also the year of the Cuban … Continue reading
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