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

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

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 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.

Jason Kottke shares a trailer for the Coen brothers' remake of the John Wayne classic, True Grit.

Malcolm Gladwell's article contrasts the civil-rights activism of the 1960s with modern-day online activism through social media.

Steve Landsburg recaps his debate with Dinesh D'Souza at FreedomFest 2010 and provides a link to the video. via The Big Questions

BoingBoing features diverse articles including discussions about movies, the impact of extreme heat, and political topics.

via Boing Boing

Arnold Kling argues that lagging employment numbers following the 2007-2009 recession suggest the economic downturn wasn't truly over, prioritizing employment figures over GDP growth as an indicator of economic health. via Econlib.