2010

Tyler Cowen responds to Arnold Kling's assertion that the economy is not in as bad of shape as people think, arguing that dashed expectations for future growth have impacted living standards. via Marginal REVOLUTION.

FlowingData presents a map visualizing tourist activity based on photo uploads to Panoramio, but questions whether it reflects actual tourism or simply Panoramio usage patterns. via FlowingData

Steve Landsburg discusses the argument that refusing service based on race could increase taxpayer costs for police enforcement. via The Big Questions: Tackling the Problems of Philosophy with Ideas from Mathematics, Economics, and Physics

BoingBoing.net shares a collection of articles today with a variety of themes. via Boing Boing

A truck carrying 17 million bees crashed, releasing a "big black cloud" of insects in Minnesota. via kottke.org

Aaron Cohen suggests Apple avoids achieving a monopoly by maintaining high prices and limited supply to control its market share. via kottke.org

Bryan Caplan discusses Nicholas Kristof's examples of how low conscientiousness, such as prioritizing alcohol over mosquito nets, contributes to poverty in Africa.

via Econlib.

An article explores the debunked myth of the "crack baby," highlighting that while prenatal cocaine exposure has some negative effects, they are relatively small and often overstated. via Mind Hacks

The Daily Beast encountered a 404 error for this Facebook CEO content, but you can return to their homepage using the provided link. via The Daily Beast

David Henderson believes the Wall Street Journal failed to explain why Rand Paul is wrong on "libertarian terms" in their critique of his stance on the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

via http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2010/05/the_wall_street_1.html

Information Architects created a visualization mapping the 140 most influential Twitter users in 2010, with Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, CNN Breaking News, Taylor Swift, and Pete Cashmore as the top five. via flowingdata.

Al Jazeera covering breaking news on the one-year anniversary of the war in Gaza, including the latest on the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon. via The source of this content is Al Jazeera.