So, the picture made me go on a Wikipedia reading frency (as it so happens). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-intellectualism Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually…
every thing must go Preface This is a polemical book. One of its main contentions is that contemporary analytic metaphysics, a professional activity engaged in by some extremely intelligent…
I really just was curious to know how whores in older times avoided getting pregnant... but it turned into a longer read. Here are some excerpts. Enjoy :) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_condoms…
http://www.arachnoid.com/psychology/index.html In order to consider whether psychology is a science, we must first define our terms. It is not overarching to say that science is what separates human beings…
http://torrentfreak.com/google-starts-punishing-pirate-sites-in-search-results-120810/ The beginning of the end of Google? - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120809/09213019977/amazon-stops-processing-payments-crowdfunding-platform-creative-commons-books.shtml This one is a great idea in the pre-copyright reform world. - http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20120728/19122219866/traditional-publisher-ebook-pricing-harming-authors-careers.shtml Yes, for ebooks as well as for…
Against intellectual Monopoly In general, this is an interesting book about patents. It is at times combatant in its language use, other times more neutral. I think it wud have…
Very interesting two papers by Somin! I will definitely check out his other stuff when i have time. I just took the time off reading papers before i start reading…
Knowledge About Ignorance New Directions in the Study of Political Information Quotes from If political ignorance is rational and most voters choose not to learn much about politics for…
Some quotes from Giving Debiasing Away: Can Psychological Research on Correcting Cognitive Errors Promote Human Welfare? by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Rachel Ammirati, and Kristin Landfield. I was happy to learn…
Following recent news that Google will start downgrading sites that have received many DMCA complaints, it is time to show Google why this system is hopeless. To do so, we…