I love comic strips. “That shirt’s got more holes than a Goth chick’s nose.” I might actually use that line someday.
Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley, August 26, 2012 Via @GoComics
Category: Asides
short little soundbytes
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This is kinda cool. So there are twenty moments in a minute?
Do we experience life in 3 second chunks? — Barking up the wrong tree
Ever wondered how long a hug lasts? The quick answer is about 3 seconds, according to a new study of the post-competition embraces of Olympic athletes. But the long answer is more profound. A hug last…
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I would say that with the exception of rule #4, this 100% applies to church sound guys. But most of them are single and are fans of rule #4 as well. 🙂
Sound booth guest rules. — Imgur
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Global Crime
How interesting.
Has there been a “reversal of fortune”? Paolo Buonanno, Francesco Drago, Roberto Galbiati, and Giulio Zanella step into these treacherous waters with a new paper (pdf): Contrary to common perceptions…
Every Woman and Child For Themself
Fascinating tidbit. Does reading this increase your tendency towards egalitarianism or complementarianism? And how does it make you think about authority and coercion?
More data on survival during maritime disasters
From Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson (pdf, final PNAS gated version here): It’s a widespread notion that women and children are saved first in maritime disasters. The systematic evidence of this come…
Amazing Story
I usually don’t like sports stories, but this was remarkably compelling.
Fabulous Final
This is genius. Wow.
Seth’s Blog » Blog Archive » Tyler Cowen’s Unusual Final Exam
Tyler [Cowen] once walked into class the day of the final exam and he said. “Here is the exam. Write your own questions. Write your own answers. Harder questions and better answers get more points.” T…
Hooray For Sanity
I am most gratified by this decision and hope that it ripples out to other universities.
At Christianity Today, we’re constantly tracking important developments in the church and the world. Often we use our network of reporters around the world (and for that, visit our main site). But we …
Sesame Street and the Thug Life
Wait. What? I need more information.
Join 25K+ subscribers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: No. Educational TV increased physical aggression at school almost as much as violent TV. And the more educational TV a kid watched, the cru…
Shocking Disparity
The growing disconnect between those who make decisions about the use of military force and those who are called upon to fulfill their decisions has been disturbing me for a while. But this fact caught me off guard.
Also: no military service among either prez/VP nominees, Scotus justices, Senate leader and (save 8 weeks) House speaker. That thought has a legacy through David Leonhardt and Sarah Wilcox.