January 2012
December 2011
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making...”
– http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2011/12/my-new-year-wish.html (via neil-gaiman)
“Those who argue against taking action to address climate change generally...”
– What’s Settled & Unsettled in Current Climate Change Science?
“Political leaders should be encouraging young adults to participate in civic...”
– Keeping Students From the Polls
The Wealth Gap Between Congress and Voters Is... →
Both The New York Times and The Washington Post have separate reports today about the widening wealth gap between members of Congress and the people they represent. Almost half of all Congresspeople are millionaires and their median net worth has climbed to $913,000, compared to $100,000 for the rest of America households. According to the Post, that number drops to $725,000 when excluding home...
“The great irony and tragedy of “intro econ” is that it is at its introductory...”
– The Trouble with Principles: Or, How to Not Lose Friends and Alienate People When Learning Economics (#OccupyWallStreet, #OWS)
Perhaps the most interesting bit,
To casually label economics a science is at best aspirational, at worst manipulative, at a minimum misleading. At the introductory...
PHDS
Post Holiday Depression Syndrome…
What happens when the stress outweighs the spirit. I think this time it broke me.
“In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And...”
– Carl Sagan (via crookedindifference)
