Don't change your worldview based on just one study, cautions researcher Daniel Simons, who emphasizes the evolving nature of scientific findings and the importance of replication. via The Invisible Gorilla
Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw shares observations and advice for students on his blog.
via Greg Mankiw's BlogFlowingData explores why it always seems like other lines move faster, suggesting single-line systems are most efficient.
via FlowingData
XKCD comic #838, titled "Incident," humorously suggests that Santa Claus monitors who is using the "sudo" command without permission. via xkcd.com
A 1972 book argues that the hippie counterculture was rooted in mental illness and could be treated with medication.
via Mind Hacks.Elizabeth Gumport's essay "In Which We're Up All Night" explores the experience of insomnia.
via Longform
FlowingData shares a video comparing the sizes of stars, starting from our sun and going all the way to VY Canis Majoris.
via FlowingData
A new study showed that patients taking sugar pills knowingly still experienced positive effects compared to a control group.
via Cheap TalkThe CIA created a task force to assess the damage from leaked diplomatic cables, including information about the CIA's request for data on UN figures.
via The Guardian
David Friedman shares a conjecture that behavioral economics could be key to understanding macroeconomics, such as business cycles, even if it doesn't impact microeconomics much.
via Ideas
Animators used 450 Google Doc slides to create a video you have to see to believe. via FlowingData
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