2010

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

FlowingData shares a guide from Dim Sum Pop for dim sum newbies, even suggesting you order extra even if you're full. via FlowingData.

Arnold Kling explores the economics of fire protection and whether a private market model could work for the industry. via Econlib

Jason Kottke shares a short film by Imaginary Forces exploring the connection between creative people and their desks, featuring interviews with experts like Alice Twemlow and Massimo Vignelli. via kottke.org

Arnold Kling discusses government fundamentalism, contrasting it with market fundamentalism and illustrating his point with the example of a homeowner opting out of fire protection. via Econlib.

FlowingData showcases typographic maps by Axis Maps, where city layouts are crafted entirely from words.

It seems there was an error finding the original page, but the site does offer a download link for the Current banking app. via The source of this content is Current.