Category Archives: psychology

am I keeping you awake?

Posted on Thursday, 2005 June 23 by Anton

This post from Shanghai makes me wonder how widespread is the notion of counting sheep.

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goody linkness

Posted on Thursday, 2005 June 16 by Anton

John Cowan writes: There’s a Dell one and a Sun one And a Blue one and a Compaq one And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky And they all run just the same. One patient’s account of depression lifted by … Continue reading →

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arm’s length

Posted on Friday, 2004 December 24 by Anton

Tyler Cowen (cited by Travis) quotes a NYT article: . . . participants [at a retreat for autistics] . . . can wear color-coded badges that indicate whether they are willing to be approached for conversation. and remarks: I will be very happy if … Continue reading →

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linky goodness

Posted on Monday, 2004 December 13 by Anton

Robin Hanson: Is Fairness About Clear Fitness Signals? Ryan Sager: The Killing of Peter McWilliams Linda Schrock Taylor: Great Ideas of Homeschooling . . By the way, I recently tried to post a comment on an old entry, and ran into … Continue reading →

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No Child Left Alone

Posted on Saturday, 2004 November 13 by Anton

Ron Paul, last of the small-government conservatives (in public office), warns of a scheme for mandatory mental “health” screening of children. Astraea hosts a longer similar piece.

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Great Hackers

Posted on Monday, 2004 August 09 by Anton

quoth Paul Graham: But VCs are mistaken to look for the next Microsoft, because no startup can be the next Microsoft unless some other company is prepared to bend over at just the right moment and be the next IBM. … Continue reading →

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language is bluffing

Posted on Monday, 2004 August 09 by Anton

One David Mortensen observes: . . . language is a code employed only by code-breakers: that none of us knows the language we speak as a fully explicit system. Instead, we bluff our way through, filling in the gaps in our knowledge … Continue reading →

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