December 2008
41 posts
Laid-Off Men Going Shaggy, Growing Beards →
Whistling Orangutan May Hint at Language Evolution →
In everyday social exchanges, being mean to people... →
Why Does War Breed More Boys? | Popular Science →
How to Raise Money From VCs In Style →
“Getting money from a VC is like coming to a room of potential husbands and you have to convince one to marry you for 3-5 years but you get the divorce money upfront.”
Ha.
Many dinosaurs were stay-at-home dads - Los... →
The 6 Worst "Vacations" People Actually Pay For →
“Crossing a border, being that it is illegal and very dangerous, isn’t exactly everyone’s cup of tea. But, apparently it is interesting and exciting enough to want to try out without any legal consequences. That’s when the folks at Parque EcoAlberto decided to fill a void no one knew existed and began offering guided “crossings” over an imaginary border.”
Will the Recession Kill Web 2.0? - WSJ.com →
Lined & Unlined » Blog Archive » » On Causes vs... →
6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain |... →
The Long Tail - Wired Blogs →
“I was thinking about the three-year rule while reading about Malcolm Gladwell’s observation that it takes 10,000 hours to become truly expert at something. If you really throw yourself into a job, you’ll spend 60 hours a week working. That’s 3,000 hours a year (allowing for vacation), which means you’ll hit the 10,000 hour mark a few months after your third...
Top 12 Tech Embarrassments in 2008 →
As the new year is near, let’s reflect on the failures of 2008 and hope they don’t happen again.
The Yawn Explained: It Cools Your Brain :... →
Why Everyone Should Learn the Theory of Evolution:... →
Preview: Black college students get better grades... →
The Evolutionary Origins of Schizophrenia:... →
Spelling errors courtesy of Violet’s iPhone.
Dog Unto Others: Canines Have Sense of Fairness |... →
The Top 20 Influential Women in the World Today -... →
Effective teachers have a gift for noticing—what... →
Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos →
“a woman’s control over her life—and the decision of when and how to lose that...”
– Should Gender Equality Extend to Drinking? — New York Magazine
Wearing 'almost homeless' sign, ex-executive seeks... →
A Tribe in Brazil Struggles at the Intersection of... →
The Rich are Spending, Spending, Spending! →
Intelligence predicts sperm quality | Balls and... →
