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World-historical volcano map
This nifty volcano map is based on a dataset of 10,734 known volcanic eruptions from 1,562 individual volcanoes, going back in time 12,000 years, and was prepared by James R. A. Davenport, a PhD candidate in Astronomy at the University of Washington. Check out … Continue reading
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Race and revenue
In light of the recent egregious examples of rigged grand juries, we want to revisit Walter Olson’s perceptive post dated 21 August 2014 on the “culture of petty fines” in places like Ferguson, Missouri. Here is an excerpt: Race is one reason … Continue reading
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Costume contest
With pandemics on the mind, is the zombie costume too close for comfort? Nifty #Halloween #costume chart from @NPR pic.twitter.com/Xphlr15wOV — FATHOM+HATCH (@ppl_are_amazing) October 29, 2014 You can check out this interactive costume popularity chart here.
Isaac Asimov on creativity
“Probably more inhibiting than anything else is a feeling of responsibility. The great ideas of the ages have come from people who weren’t paid to have great ideas, but were paid to be teachers or patent clerks or petty officials, … Continue reading
Zombie Hunting Permits
Originally posted on Economics of the Undead:
The city of Clarendon Hills, Illinois, has begun issuing zombie hunting permits. A permit system is typically used to limit the amount of something. Which raises an intriguing question: why does Clarendon Hills want…
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Cable TV Pop Quiz
What’s your favorite cable TV show or channel? Ours is NFL RedZone. We get to see “every touchdown from every game” without commercial breaks. (Bonus question: What is the NCAA waiting for?) For the record, we have no financial or family interest in … Continue reading
If philosophy is a game …
… who are the umpires? Created by Landon Schurtz.
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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…
3 in blog years: Sept 3 is 3rd anniversary of errorstatistics.com
Originally posted on Error Statistics Philosophy:
Where did you hear this? “Join me, if you will, for a little deep-water drilling, as I cast about on my isle of Elba.” Remember this and this? And this philosophical treatise on “moving…
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