This creative “subway” map of the Amtrak railway schedule was created by Cameron Booth, an Australian graphics designer who has also made a similar “subway” map for the U.S. highway system. (As usual, click on the map above to see a larger version. Also, props to Ana Swanson for the pointer.)
“No one passes this test.” Here is more, from Wikipedia:
The Kobayashi Maru is a test in the fictional Star Trek universe. It is a Starfleet training exercise designed to test the character of cadets in the command track at Starfleet Academy … The notional primary goal of the exercise is to rescue the civilian vessel Kobayashi Maru in a simulated battle with the Klingons. The disabled ship is located in the Klingon Neutral Zone, and any Starfleet ship entering the zone would cause an interstellar incident. The approaching cadet crew must decide whether to attempt rescue of the Kobayashi Maru crew – endangering their own ship and lives – or leave the Kobayashi Maru to certain destruction. If the cadet chooses to attempt rescue, the simulation is designed to guarantee that the ship is destroyed with the loss of all crew members.
Aren’t the members of the Ferguson grand jury finding themselves in this type of no-win situation? By the way, should we create a “legal prediction market” for placing bets on the outcome of civil and criminal cases?
Click on the map above of the Old Oregon Trail to see a larger version.
From the comments (ZyTelevan): “Rb4 ‘killed’ Anand. Before that move the engines evaluated around -0.5, but after the rook sacrifice the evaluation skyrocketed for Carlsen. The game would look better in different circumstances, but in the context of this [World Championship], game 11 was a very, very disappointing game. I don’t think I am the only one who expected something spectacular in game 12 from Anand.” Our sentiments exactly!
Cooperation often occurs in the most unexpected places. Check out this original research paper — “The structure of a bottlenose dolphin society is coupled to a unique foraging cooperation with artisanal fisherman” — by , , , , and
Social network of dolphins
Did you know the U.S. House of Representatives uses a lottery to allocate office space to its new members? Why doesn’t the Congress use a lottery system for budget appropriations as well? By way of example, why not (a) set aside a fixed amount of revenues for such things as defense, agricultural subsidies, or social-welfare spending and then (b) allocate monies to specific programs within each category through a lottery? If properly designed, a lottery system of budget appropriations, by inserting a high degree of randomness into the process, could reduce the overall level of legislative rent-seeking behavior.
Thanks to Jody Sieradzki for creating this informative map.
Why not? Brock Cusick‘s eloquent essay “Here’s an idea better than net neutrality” is by far the best thing we have read on this well-worn subject in some time. Spoiler alert: Mr Cusick recommends a market approach to Internet service. (Hat tip to the amazing Tyler Cowen for the pointer; image below courtesy of the Pew Center.)
Thanks to Andrew Mearns for creating this awesome table.
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