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Mike Lindstedt: Twisted Perspective
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007. I came across a disturbing quote today while reading the sports section of the. Columnist Mike Imren, writing about O.J. Simpson's "fall," wrote:. Most troubling about all this is. How one man could go from being so beloved nationally. To being this horrifying human being. Was Simpson fooling us back in the day. By pretending to be a good guy? Were we celebrity-gawking gullible? Or was he good back then before becoming evil? The wider question is,. Heath and Emie Locke.
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Seeking Clarity: The more things change...
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Wednesday, April 23. The more things change. Without question, liberals in the U.S. have (for years) been desperate for the departure of George W. Bush from the presidency, confident that a change in leadership will turn the country around. This Economist article. A highly opinionated, thought-provoking piece. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe with a feed reader. John: No Second Troy.
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Seeking Clarity: A Second Look (Math and econ edition)
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Tuesday, April 29. A Second Look (Math and econ edition). This is the first post in what will become a regular feature on this blog: A look back at previous posts that are related to newly-discovered content. Further support for prediction markets. Trading on the Wisdom of Crowds. How accurate are prediction markets in U.S. elections? How to predict the future. What are your odds of dying.
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Seeking Clarity: A Second Look (Internet edition)
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Sunday, May 18. A Second Look (Internet edition). Two posts that hint toward a shaky future for Facebook. Who Needs Another Social Network? Did Microsoft Overpay for Its Facebook Stake? Facebook: destined for obscurity? Charter Communications joins the band of Internet service providers spying on their users. Also, computer security expert Bruce Schneier on the importance of data privacy.
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Seeking Clarity: May 2008
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Sunday, May 18. A Second Look (Internet edition). Two posts that hint toward a shaky future for Facebook. Who Needs Another Social Network? Did Microsoft Overpay for Its Facebook Stake? Facebook: destined for obscurity? Charter Communications joins the band of Internet service providers spying on their users. Also, computer security expert Bruce Schneier on the importance of data privacy. A Sec...
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Seeking Clarity: Returning purity to sports
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Tuesday, May 13. Returning purity to sports. How We Would Fight Steroids If We Really Meant It. Two articles that attempt to address the question of how to combat doping (the use of performance-enhancing drugs) in sports. The first piece. To dope. The second piece. From the Freakonomics Blog, provides a creative, remarkably simple solution for discouraging doping. I like it! Thanks for the post!
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Seeking Clarity: February 2008
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Friday, February 22. The downfall of Romney? What Is It About Mormonism? New York Times Magazine). Did (at least for a while) on the Presidential campaign trail, and even more surprised how little attention was paid in the mainstream press to the challenges any Mormon candidate for President would face in this climate. I was glad, then, to see this article. Labels: New York Times. South African...
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Seeking Clarity: Facebook: destined for obscurity?
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Monday, April 21. Facebook: destined for obscurity? Contrast that with Google, who is still king of online searching, but at the same time seems to be releasing a new product. Every other week in an attempt to diversify their offerings. This very smart Economist article. There are already existing tools (such as FriendFeed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe with a feed reader.
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Seeking Clarity: Kidneys for sale?
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Thursday, November 22. Kidney Shortage Inspires A Radical Idea: Organ Sales. New York Times Magazine). Two great articles about the lack of kidneys available for transplant in the U.S., and the potential solution of a regulated organ market. While I haven't completely made up my mind about organ markets, I am definitely a big fan of two other ideas: paired exchange. Thanks for writing this.
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Seeking Clarity: Suicide hotlines
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Commentary on current issues in science, technology, economics, politics, and other things that matter (to me). Monday, October 29. Summarizes some of the recent research on the effectiveness suicide hotlines. CrisisLink. Where I volunteer) is one of the crisis centers affiliated with 1-800-SUICIDE, and was actually part of the Mishara study that is referenced in the article. Based on my experience this year, I have confidence that we are one of the "good centers" he mentions. Subscribe with a feed reader.
