Fortune Unmasked

Cats

This might explain a few things.

The parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, has been transmitted indirectly from cats to roughly half the people on the planet, and it has been shown to affect human personalities in different ways.

Research has shown that women who are infected with the parasite tend to be warm, outgoing and attentive to others, while [...]

Prediction Markets

For the “serious” trader. Go on you know you want too…

The Prediction Market where you can buy and sell “shares” in financial, political, weather and other important subjects. Intrade Prediction Markets

Destroying Western Civilization Version 12119999.018

A twist on your usual World War I history lesson…

It’s true that you have little to no ability to predict the future on your own. You can’t control what happens to you but you can control how you react to what happens to you. So what controls your reaction? The same sort of narrative that [...]

Blind Obsession

This Vanity Fair book excerpt, via a tweet from the prolific niubi, is a fascinating and timely example of the point Scott Adams just recently made… “What if the reason you engage in practical activities has nothing to do with your ability to reason, and everything to do with being lucky that your particular brand [...]

In China’s Shoes

A must read. In China’s Shoes

What is Bayesianism?

A pretty rare question and I’m assuming not a bad answer. What is Bayesianism? | Less Wrong

22 million

That was fast. The Jing has beaten it’s forecasts and delivered a few million extra citizens 10 years earlier than expected. Beijing’s population exceeds 22 million

Imagine There’s No YouTube

Imagine There’s No YouTube | Daytime Running Lights

It’s a Wonderful Life

A long article made short, imagining your life without the good parts can make you happier.

It’s a Wonderful Life: Mentally Subtracting Positive Events Improves People’s Affective States

World Military Spending

That is a LOT of bullets. World Military Spending | Global Issues

Sand won’t save you this time

Chlorine trifluoride Sand Won’t Save You This Time | In the Pipeline

Things I won’t work with

Things I won’t work with | In the Pipeline

A parable about how one nation came to financial ruin

The Man has spoken and what he says is simple, makes sense but no one will listen. A parable about how one nation came to financial ruin. – By Charles Munger | Slate Magazine

Bloom Box

First time I’ve heard of it, wonder how it’s going to go. Bloom Box: What is it and how does it work? | The Christian Science Monitor

Reasons for Saying Hello

As if we really need a reason here’s a good one. Reasons for Saying Hello | Esmerel