Matt Alldian

This innovative packaging design features a wooden, knife-shaped lid for easy spreading. via Lovely Package

Tyler Cowen shares his election results takeaways on topics including potential anti-gay backlash, the Tea Party, and Obama and the Republican party strategies. via Marginal Revolution.

Esquire published a piece on Henry Molaison (Patient H.M.), detailing how, despite amnesia from brain surgery, he retained some post-surgery memories.

Steve Landsburg's Weekend Roundup recaps his posts about Kurt Gödel, Ken Arrow, and Dylan Thomas. via The Big Questions

People are buying domain names related to marijuana in anticipation of California's Proposition 19 passing. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

Slashdot user "r" details the challenges of maintaining custom patches for open-source software in their latest comment. via Slashdot

Greg Mankiw's Blog features posts about economics and advice for students. via The source of this content is Greg Mankiw's Blog.

Robin Hanson's blog post critiques breast cancer awareness campaigns, arguing they emphasize social pressure over concrete action and questioning the lack of similar campaigns for more prevalent health issues.

via Overcoming Bias

Loss aversion is a cognitive bias where people are more likely to avoid losses than seek gains. via Mind Hacks

The age-old "over vs. under" debate about toilet paper orientation continues to divide the internet. Apparently, 72% of over 500,000 people prefer "over"!

Tyler Cowen highlights a quote on sentences to ponder about children's career aspirations and links to an article on happiness. via Marginal Revolution

Economist Steve Landsburg's thought experiment challenges readers to analyze their own decision-making processes through a three-question scenario involving payouts and lotteries.

via The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics