Category Archives: sciences

chew slowly

Posted on Saturday, 2005 April 02 by Anton

Met a man the other day who said his son had rung up a fortune in dental bills during an amphetamine habit; something I’d never heard of before. Now why wasn’t that mentioned in hi-skool “health” propaganda class? It’s scarier … Continue reading →

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would you believe more links?

Posted on Monday, 2005 March 28 by Anton

Tim Worstall: Bad, Bad Minimum Wage. Guess what: a price floor reduces demand! In real life, even! Sean Corrigan: We Shoulda Seen it Coming! Since the effects of loose money are well known to economists, why can’t business adjust for … Continue reading →

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bon mot

Posted on Sunday, 2005 March 20 by Anton

Selwyn Duke, a suspiciously white male, comments on the diversity police: It’s a bit like insisting that every can of paint contain equal amounts of every color, so as to ensure that every color has a place in every can. … Continue reading →

Posted in medicine, race | 3 Comments

“terrorism futures”

Posted on Saturday, 2005 March 19 by Anton

Robin Hanson reports: I just produced the following draft (PDF), which tries a new statistical approach on the question of which side is “right” in a media controversy. I applied it to the coverage of PAM, but it might also … Continue reading →

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linky goodness

Posted on Sunday, 2005 February 20 by Anton

Wodehouse, the next generation: a fan’s delightful movie concept Bryan Caplan: The Idea Trap: why bad economic policy is so rarely repealed Institute for Justice: The 25 Best Friends of Property Rights: amicus briefs in support of petitioners in Kelo … Continue reading →

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the stubborn spiral

Posted on Saturday, 2005 February 19 by Anton

Rusin’s disco ball golden angles Saff & Kuijlaars Examples of three algorithms for distributing nodes fairly evenly over a sphere. Those on the middle and right slice the sphere into parallel bands of equal area (much narrower than the white … Continue reading →

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QotD

Posted on Friday, 2005 February 18 by Anton

. . . I consider the right of property to consist in the freedom to dispose first of one’s person, then of one’s labor, and finally, of the products of one’s labor — which proves, incidentally, that, from a certain … Continue reading →

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