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Is driving better than cycling? Hemerbikeeee
Tomorrow, May 15, is Bike To Work Day in the San Francisco Bay Area. A persistent rumor claims that riding a bike is actually less efficient than driving a car if you account for the…
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Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham on 1960s TV talk show
Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham on a 1960s talk show, asking him questions like what his favorite commandment is (“Honor thy father and mother,” says Billy, to which Woody replies,…
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Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill) [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)] tags: , , , , ,
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How Do You Top "Practically Lactating?" To quote a colleague: “The does-the-candidate-bowl-and-drink- beer-in-a-masculine-seeming-way? approach to political punditry is [Maureeen Dowd’s] one move—never mind that it’s been shown, as clearly…
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Compelling Profile Of A Compulsive Remnick.jpgAfter David Remnick took command as editor of The New Yorker in 1998, he curtailed the late Whitney Balliett’s contributions to the magazine, relegated him to writing about celebrities…
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'Lakers' called on ports worldwide

330 of WW I-era ships were built for U.S. government.

Have you heard of “the Lakers?”


A number of “lakers” are seen in an aerial postcard
view of the shipyards at Manitowoc, Wis.

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In search of turkeys - and mushrooms

It’s a busy time of year for hunters of mushrooms and turkeys - and those who enjoy both activities.


NOEL FLOHE displays the tom turkey he took
Monday on the first day of the spring…
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Photographic memory Teacher George Plemper’s pictures of the working-class kids he taught are a remarkable social record, says Michael Collins
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Do Infants See Colors Differently? [Mind Matters] How do we perceive a rainbow? And does everyone perceive a rainbow in the same way? These seemingly simple questions can reveal some interesting features of the human brain. For instance, is the…
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Interview: Creed Taylor (Part 3) Creed5 With the success of Chris Connor’s 10-Inch LPs for Bethlehem Records in 1954, producer Creed Taylor had the validation and confidence he needed to leverage his vision. Weary of open-ended…
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Economic Scene: Fearing Red Herring in the Data What are we supposed to make of the latest batch of better-than-expected economic news?
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The Giant Pool of Money, Explained Kevin Kelly recommends the most recent episode of This American Life, which is about the housing mortage crisis. I heard a short version of it on NPR a few days ago and am looking forward to the…
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Memos to Self, re: Pedagogy
Attention conservation notice: An exercise in public self-embarrassment as an aid to behavior modification.
  1. The next time you teach a class in the business school, do not post the final…
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Charges Dropped Against '20th Hijacker'
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Does it mean that many of the people at Guantanamo are hapless schmoes caught up in the administration’s need to justify the endlessly stupid conduct of its endless…