December 2011
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November 2011
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Watchbrieflynoted:
Visualizing the 99%
The Guardian put together this compelling animated short explaining wealth distribution in the United States. It’s a must watch and something I’m going to share with everyone I know.
Click through to see the data behind the animation.
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Yelping with Cormac: Cafe Gratitude →
yelpingwithcormac:
Gourmet Ghetto - Berkeley, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Four stars.
The old man sat there reading the menu with sagely focus. It was the strangest menu he’d ever seen. A waitress festooned in face jewelry and wearing clownish rags appeared at his tableside. When he looked…
July 2011
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Behavioral Economics on NPR...9 min and... →
April 2011
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“For centuries, the consensus on Machiavelli’s best-known work has been that he...”
– I’ve not followed this up to see if it is in fact true, but it does make me think. Context is important.
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Watchseawitchery:
biancavirina:
CLICK THE SQUARES.
March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
22 posts
What, Me Care? a Recent Study Finds a Decline in... →
The research, led by Sara H. Konrath of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor […] found that college students’ self-reported empathy has declined since 1980, with an especially steep drop in the past 10 years. To make matters worse, during this same period students’ self-reported narcissism has reached new heights, according to research by Jean M. Twenge, a psychologist at San Diego State...
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