Secondhand Lederhosen: Category life

Loophole or hypocrisy?

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:34:15 -0400

In Praise of Loopholes, by Matthew Baldwin

jwz likes the Anus Motion, but don't miss the bit near the end about the jews.

Crazy Beliefs OK, Rationality Suspect

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:49:36 -0500

Atheists identified as America's most distrusted minority

Americans' increasing acceptance of religious diversity doesn't extend to those who don't believe in a god, according to a national survey by researchers in the University of Minnesota's department of sociology.

Money can buy happiness

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:43:26 -0500

Pew Research Center: Are We Happy Yet?

The correlation between happiness and family income is very strong indeed - reported happiness rises in a nearly straight line through eight levels of annual family income. At the highest income category -- $150,000 and above - fully 50% of respondents report being very happy; by contrast, just 23% of those who have a family income below $20,000 say they are very happy.

(Via Boing Boing.)

CNN makes pun

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:08:35 -0500

The taxing truth about marriage

Just in time for Valentine's Day.

(Via CNNMoney.com.)

Children Getting Stupider, Film at 11

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:57:32 -0500

Failing to teach them how to handle real life

Far from getting cleverer, our 11-year-olds are, in fact, less “intelligent” than their counterparts of 30 years ago. Or so say a team who are among Britain’s most respected education researchers.

Sunday Times Online

Damn You, Lizard Brain!

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:38:00 -0500

http://iggychaos.blogspot.com/2006/02/damn-you-lizard-brain_02.html

Today's Online Dilbert

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:45:36 -0500

Dilbert - Feb 1, 2006

On Brain Training

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:56:46 -0500

Cabel-of-Panic writes an interesting bit on brain training, the Nintendo DS, and Japan.

Bob Parsons' Time Saving Tips

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:05:30 -0500

These tips are all about not wasting time having useless conversations. Go, Bob. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's being on the phone.

Today In Religious Hypocrisy News

chris@masto.com (Chris) — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 10:26:00 -0500

Israelis to be allowed euthanasia by machine

Machines will perform euthanasia on terminally ill patients in Israel under legislation devised not to offend Jewish law, which forbids people taking human life.

[Update! Someone left a comment on jwz's blog pointing to this Feynman story.]