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Fair or foul?
Was the Facebook mood experiment “fair” or “foul” from an ethical perspective? Is it even possible for ethics to produce a determinate or “right” answer to this question? Several armchair philosophers, for example, have concluded that Facebook’s recent study of user behavior is … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Ethics, Philosophy, Science, Web/Tech
Tagged Experiments, Facebook, Michelle Meyer, Research Ethics
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Why isn’t “Constitution Day” a holiday?
Moreover, why do we celebrate “Labor Day” instead of Constitution Day? We propose the following: Instead of celebrating Labor Day on the first Monday of September, why not abolish this meaningless holiday and celebrate Constitution Day every Sept. 17 instead? (On that day in … Continue reading
Questions for Roger Goodell
Where are you hiding? (Your last tweet was two weeks ago; see below.) Have you replied yet to this letter dated Sept. 10 from several members of Congress? Also, what are you waiting for in the Adrian Peterson case? A video? I had a … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Deception, Sports
Tagged Adrian Peterson, House Judiciary Committee, NFL, Roger Goodell
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“The moral tragedy of Scottish independence”
That is the melodramatic title of this short essay by Emile Simpson, an English scholar and former British infantry officer. (Thanks to Tyler Cowen for the pointer.) Although we are not certain when a tragedy becomes a “moral tragedy,” Simpson’s paper is worth reading because he … Continue reading
Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Current Affairs, Deception, Politics, Rules, Voting
Tagged Scottish independence referendum
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High-Five Social Experiment
Have you ever seen a crazy-looking bearded man high-five random strangers? Neither have we, until now … Meir Kalmanson is a genius.
Vampiric Medical Technology
Originally posted on Economics of the Undead:
Guest Post by Enrique Guerra-Pujol In Chapter 12 (“Buy or Bite?”) of The Economics of the Undead, I observed how most members of the vampire race resort to coercion, compulsion, and confiscation to…
How common is cheating in chess tournaments?
Common enough to merit this fascinating entry in Wikipedia for “Cheating in chess“: Cheating [in chess] can occur in many forms [citation omitted] and can take place before, during, or possibly even after a game. Commonly cited instances of cheating include: … Continue reading
“The coinflipper’s dilemma”
That is the title of this little paper by economist Steve Landsburg. In his blog post with the same title, Professor Landsburg introduces the coin-flipper’s dilemma with this story: When I was in high school, my English teacher must have had … Continue reading
Who is an American?
Anyone who lives in the Americas, including but not limited to citizens of the United States. People in the U.S., however, like this culturally-insensitive law professor, often use the term “American” to refer exclusively to themselves. But this is wrong and blatantly offensive … Continue reading
Where in the universe is our home galaxy?
If this video is worth four minutes and 11 seconds of your time, then you pass our “intellectual curiosity” test.
prior probability 