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10-09-01

In this week’s eSkeptic: Monstertalk: Cryptozoology & Science, Part 2 feature article: The Top Ten Myths of Popular Psychology follow Daniel Loxton: The War Over “Nice” Cryptozoology & Science, Part 2 This week, MonsterTalk continues its discussion of the intersection between science and cryptozoology. The hosts interview Dr. Donald Prothero and Daniel Loxton, who are [...] Related posts:

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Does God have a Future? A Great Debate Filmed by ABC’s Nightline NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Dr. Deepak Chopra is an...
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A Conversation with Bill Gates at Aspen Ideas Festival

A Conversation with Bill Gates at Aspen Ideas Festival An Afternoon of Conversation engages big thinkers and doers in serious discussion about their work and the future. This conversation features Bill Gates and Walter Isaacson. Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/08/A_Conversation_with_Bill_Gates_at_Aspen_Ideas_Festival [...] Related posts:

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Martin Rees: Life’s Future in the Cosmos

Martin Rees: Life’s Future in the Cosmos President of the Royal Society, England’s Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees brings a lifetime of cosmological inquiry to a crucial question: What if human success on Earth determines life’s success in the universe? He thinks that civilization’s chances of getting out of this century intact are about 50-50. [...] Related posts:

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Monitor Breakfast: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Monitor Breakfast: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sits down for a conversation with attendees of the Monitor Breakfast to discuss the state of labor unions in the United States, as well as a host of other topics related to rebuilding an economy that values hard work and a strong middle class. Date: [...] Related posts:

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10-09-01

10-09-01 In this week’s eSkeptic: Monstertalk: Cryptozoology & Science, Part 2...
Does God have a Future? A Great Debate Filmed by ABC’s Nightline NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Dr. Deepak Chopra is an...
Does God have a Future? A Great Debate Filmed by ABC’s Nightline This debate will be filmed and appear in a 30-minute...

John G. Roberts: A History of the US Bill of Rights

John G. Roberts: A History of the US Bill of Rights As public debate about whether Australia should enhance our constitution by taking up a Bill of Rights, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court John G. Roberts explores the differences between the U.S. and Australia. The visiting judge was careful to say he didn’t [...] Related posts:

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Space, time and the Beginning

Summary: New superluminal space travel theory Space and time seem to be the latest measures that allow us to explain the planets enhibitate. Theories about the Big Bang as it is called vary. Some physicists claim that at a specific point in space a cosmic embryo’ starting collecting infinitesimal energy that at its lesser mass [...] Related posts:

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How ediscovery helps law firms be productive

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How to rip DVD to iPhone4

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New Technique Finds Gaseous Metals in Exoplanet Atmospheres

A previously undetected element has been found in the atmospheres of two different extrasolar planets. Using a new technique at a new telescope, two separate groups of exoplanet scientists have discovered potassium in the atmospheres of two hot Jupiters more than 190 light-years from Earth. “I’m really excited about this,” exoplanet expert Sara Seager of [...] Related posts:

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Exoplanet Hunters Finally Catch One in a Star’s Debris Disk A giant planet lurks in the dust and debris surrounding...
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Sea Creatures Hint at Recent Trans-Antarctic Seaway

The discovery of nearly identical sea creatures on either side of a now solid Antarctic ice sheet — 1,500 miles wide and over a mile thick — points to an open ocean passage there as recently as 125,000 years ago. A schematic of a seaway created by the partial collapse of the West Antarctic Ice [...] Related posts:

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Tube Full of Plasma Creates Solar Eruption in the Lab

Explosive bursts normally seen only on the surface of the sun can now be captured in a 13-foot-long tube using lab-created plasmas and bursts of laser light. Physicists have created a scaled-down model of solar eruptions called coronal mass ejections, which can wreak havoc on satellites and create beautiful northern-light displays on Earth. The new [...] Related posts:

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Japanese Spacecraft Deploys First-Ever Solar Sail The unfurling of a Japanese solar sail, the first demonstration...

The Identifiable Victim Bias

The epic drilling to save the trapped Chilean miners has begun: The 31-ton drill made a shallow, preliminary test hole Tuesday in the solid rock it must bore through, the first step in the weeklong digging of a ”pilot hole” to guide the way for the rescue. Later the drill will be outfitted with larger [...] Related posts:

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Black Hole Found in Unexpected Place Detailed Hubble images reveal a single supermassive black hole wandering...
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Drill Down: Going Deep With NYC’s Second Avenue Subway Project

<< Previous | Next >> NEW YORK CITY — When it’s finally completed in 2016, New York City’s Second Avenue Subway Line will be the culmination of 75 years worth of planning, millions of tons of extracted slag, and over $17 billion in spending. But that’s not the point. What’s important is that this long-awaited [...] Related posts:

Deep-Sea Snail Shell Could Inspire Better Body Armor A deep-sea snail wears a multilayered suit of armor, complete...
Deep-Sea Bacteria Form Avatar-Style Electrochemical Networks According to findings that could have been pulled from a deep-sea sequel...
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Longplayer San Francisco Ticket Info

The Long Now Foundation presents Longplayer San Francisco 1,000 years in three simultaneous acts TICKETS Saturday October 16, 02010 Longplayer 7:00am to 11:40pm at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Long Conversation 3:00pm to 9:00pm at the Contemporary Jewish Museum Long Now Members can reserve 1 seat, join today! &#8226 General Tickets $28 About [...] Related posts:

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General Casey: Our 21st Century Army

General Casey: Our 21st Century Army New York Times chief Washington correspondent David Sanger moderates a conversation with General George W. Casey Jr., the 36th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/09/General_Casey_Our_21st_Century_Army Original video source [...] Related posts:

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Fmr. Solicitor General Paul Clement on The Supreme Court

Fmr. Solicitor General Paul Clement on The Supreme Court Paul D. Clement is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of King & Spalding, and head of the firm’s national appellate practice. Mr. Clement served as the 43rd Solicitor General of the United States from June 2005 until June 2008. Prior to his confirmation as [...] Related posts:

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How to Convert Eminem’s Album from iTunes to iPhone4 with DRM removal

Summary: Convert Eminem’s Album to iPhone4 Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem(often styled "EMINƎM"), released his amazing 7th comeback album Recovery on Jun 21, 2010. And this 7th album Recovery is more emotional and the features are so good. The album debuted at number one on [...] Related posts:

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Build a wasp trap

Summary: [[Build a wasp trap]] moved to [[Make a Wasp Trap]]: conform to Wired style, caps/word choice Trouble with Wasps? August is Wasp season. Where we live we will have several of the annoying and dangerous little visitors during any meal in the kitchen, and especially on the balcony. We live on a fifth floor [...] Related posts:

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Heaps of Fossils From Evolutionary ‘Big Bang’ Discovered

One of paleontology’s most revered fossil sites now has a baby brother. Scientists have discovered a group of astonishing fossils high in the Canadian Rockies, just 40 kilometers from the famous Burgess Shale location. A paper describing the find appears in the September issue of Geology. Since its discovery in 1909, the Burgess Shale has [...] Related posts:

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New Predatory Dinosaur Discovered in Romania

A stocky, two-clawed relative of Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs has been discovered in Romania. Balaur bondoc,which means stocky dragon, is the first meat-eating dinosaur to be described that lived in Europe during the final 60 million years of the Age of Dinosaurs. “Balaur might be one of the largest predators in this ecosystem because not [...] Related posts:

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In Search of Time

Ever since Einstein, physicists have been telling us that time – this steady tick-tock of the universe – is much weirder than we think. It doesn’t flow in a single, linear direction, or beat like a steady metronome. Instead, it depends on all sorts of peculiar cosmi variables. We speed up, time slows down. (Fall [...] Related posts:

Why Travelers Go South: North Seems Uphill People making travel plans may unwittingly heed a strange rule...
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Tiny Fridge Gets Near Absolute Zero

Annoyingly tiny fridges may not be restricted to hotels or dorm rooms much longer. A new study proposes a way to construct the smallest refrigerator yet, based on just a few particles and capable of cooling to near absolute zero. The study, which will appear in an upcoming issue of Physical Review Letters, pushes the [...] Related posts:

Blood-Chilling Device Could Save Stroke Victims From Brain Damage SAN ANTONIO — Cool runnings, indeed. A tiny device placed...
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Long Quotes

Quotes related to long-term thinking. A new series. Have a favorite quote? Share it with us in comments. “I think our society is no longer properly valuing the intangible potential of innovation, even if we have to be a little uncomfortable with the risks associated with it, and a little bit willing to fail, pick [...] Related posts:

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Short Messages, Big Impact: Twitter Founders @Biz & @Ev

Short Messages, Big Impact: Twitter Founders @Biz & @Ev Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone discuss the social microblogging platform with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson. Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Location: Aspen, CO, 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Institute Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/2010/07/07/Short_Messages_Big_Impact_Twitter_Founders_Biz_and_Ev Original video source Go to the [...] Related posts:

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Joseph Stiglitz on Free Markets and the World Economy

Joseph Stiglitz on Free Markets and the World Economy Visiting Nobel Laureate and global economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz believes Australia’s good fortune in being sheltered from the worst of the GFC means we may not fully comprehend its impact internationally. On his tour of Australia, he comments on the state of the Australian economy, particularly [...] Related posts:

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Get discount Las Vegas hotel rooms

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Watch The Expendables On The Go

Summary: New page: The Expendables is appreciable because of its brilliance, acceptable for its nobility and unquestionable in its integrity. Sylvester Stallone weaves in a tale of love, faith, religion a… The Expendables is appreciable because of its brilliance, acceptable for its nobility and unquestionable in its integrity. Sylvester Stallone weaves in a tale of [...] Related posts:

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How to convert and burn Flip videos to DVD?

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How to Recover the Lost Photos in Your Computer?

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Enjoy HD movies on your iPhone4

Summary: New page: In the gadget world a new piece of Apple hardware is a major event, preceded by rumors, speculation, an over-the-top announcement, and finally days, weeks, or months of anticipation fro… In the gadget world a new piece of Apple hardware is a major event, preceded by rumors, speculation, an over-the-top announcement, and [...] Related posts:

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How to Recover Data from the hard drive?

Summary: New page: Many people who have been working with the computer must have encountered one of these situations: the important files which cost many hours’ hard work suddenly get lost due to the virus… Many people who have been working with the computer must have encountered one of these situations: the important files which [...] Related posts:

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Who Wants A SumZero Invite? (Largest Buy Side Investment Network)

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . I’ve written about SumZero before, it is the largest community of buy side analysts (private equity, hedge fund, mutual fund, etc) and I think most serious investors should join. I have free invites if you are interested…just email me Repeat I’m interested in inviting many more people to the community. If [...] Related posts:

SumZero Reaches Tipping Point!! Remaining Top Investors Join Now (Email Me For An Invite) I just received this message from the SumZero founders. As...
SumZero Opens The Doors To Individual Investors! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Dear Readers, I’m happy to announce...
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Rising Inequality and the Financial Crises of 1929 and 2008

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Another fun read…dedicated to Ed Chancellor Abstract (via Wisman & Barker) Inequality increased dramatically in the decades leading up to the financial crises of both 1929 and 2008. Yet students of both crises have largely ignored any role that rising inequality might have played in rendering the financial sector more vulnerable [...] Related posts:

Financial crises and financial reforms in Spain: What have we learned? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . A wonderful history of Spanish financial...
Banking and Financial Crises in United States History: What Guidance can History Offer Policymakers? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Abstract (Via Tallman, Ellis W and...
Video: RSA Animation – The Crises of Capitalism! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Watch The Video Below Or Click...

Minsky: What Do Banks Do? What Should Banks Do?

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Very Fun Read Dedicated to my friend James Montier. Abstract Via L. Randall Wray Before we can reform the financial system, we need to understand what banks do; or, better, what banks should do. This paper will examine the later work of Hyman Minsky at the Levy Institute, on his project [...] Related posts:

Paul McCulley At The Minsky Conference Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Mculley likes Minsky so much he...
The banks’ contribution to the economy has been overstated Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Introduction (Via The economist) THE huge...
Do Global Banks Spread Global Imbalances? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . H/T HLS Introduction (via HLS) In...

How panhandlers use free credit cards

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Think about the psychology and decision making implicit in this article. Big H/T The Browser Introduction (via Jim Rankin @ The Star) What would happen if, instead of spare change, you handed a person in need the means to shop for whatever they needed? What would they buy? Can you spare [...] Related posts:

Born into Debt A specific gene is linked to credit-card balances Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Mastercard…because MAOA is priceless…. Introduction (via...
Grocery shoppers who try harder to track costs do worse! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . “In general, the researchers found that...
How a Cognitive Bias Shapes Competition: Evidence from Consumer Credit Markets Original source: SimoleonSense.com . This says it all……..”For example, mortgage...

Podcast: Paul Kedrosky Interviews Kathryn Schulz: On Being Wrong

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Introduction (via Infections Talk Podcast) In this episode, Paul talks with journalist and author Kathryn Schulz. They discussed Shulz’s recently released book, “Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error.” They talked about Schulz’s premise that we’re all wrong, all the time, and how the inability of politicians and business leaders [...] Related posts:

Do We Really Want to Hear Someone Say ‘I Was Wrong’? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Via the Freakonomics blog on a...
The Boring Age: Is There Really As Much Innovation As We Think? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . I have to thank Paul Kedrosky...
Can We Really Catch Terrorists? Applying The Science of Deception Detection at Airports…Think Paul Eckman! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . H/T Josh for emailing us this...

Video: Ted Talk – The Happy Planet Index

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . About (via Ted) Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn’t have to cost the earth). Which [...] Related posts:

Video: Ted Talk – Why we need to go back to Mars Original source: SimoleonSense.com . About this talk (Via Ted) At...
Video: Ted Talk – How many of today’s headlines will matter in 100 years? 1000? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . About this talk (via Ted) How...
Can being happy make you less able to resist temptation? Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Good question & interesting correlation. Via...

Should We Use Lotteries To Allocate Scarce Resources?

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Why is this important? “Consider, for example, access to public-subsidized in-vitro fertilization therapy. Should couples be allowed to have repeated access to the chance of receiving a child, if they have already “won” once? Our results add to those of some others (Walker & Siegel, 2002) who suggest that there might [...] Related posts:

Anatomy of A Scandal: Endowment Officer Uses Resources To Run Private Businesses Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Very interesting read via Ai5000.com Synopsis...
All Things James Montier Resources Page! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . My friend Tim has compiled a...
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Risk, Multiple Decisions, & Bracketing

Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Abstract (via SJDM) Ester Moher and Derek J. Koehler Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo Research has shown that risk tolerance increases when multiple decisions and associated outcomes are presented together in a broader “bracket” rather than one at a time. The present studies disentangle the influence of problem bracketing (presenting [...] Related posts:

New Thesis Paper: Loss and Risk Aversion in Games and Decisions Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Congrats Dr. Driesen Introduction (via Bram...
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How hunger affects our financial risk taking!!! Original source: SimoleonSense.com . Introduction (Via BPS Research) The hungrier...