Reading

A new paper suggests that internet reading is less ideologically segregated than the networks we build in our personal lives. via Marginal REVOLUTION.

Robin Hanson's blog post, "Strange Law", examines seven recent examples of discrepancies between stated law and actual practice. via Overcoming Bias.

The Natural History Museum received hate mail from children after reclassifying Pluto as a resident of the Kuiper Belt. via kottke.org

Tyler Cowen reviews Diarmaid MacCulloch's book "Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years," calling it information-rich and engaging. via Marginal Revolution.

Steve Landsburg discusses Paul Krugman's green economics essay and James Hansen's critique of cap-and-trade. via The Big Questions

An Iraq War vet describes their experience in the military. via The source of this content is Truthout.

This 2010 article from Mashable explores five ways Facebook complicated dating, from overanalyzing behaviors to unwanted exposure to exes' activities. via Mashable

WIRED highlights tech, science, culture, and business news, including Olympic scam-busting and plastic alternative breakthroughs. via WIRED.

DealNews shared a deal on the "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Blu-ray + DVD combo for $20 from Best Buy. via DealNews

Languagehat learned about the word "postdictive", which refers to the concept of retrodiction - or making predictions about the past. via languagehat.com

This blog post quotes *The Economist* to argue that less popular books are judged more harshly than best-sellers.

Tyler Cowen shares a list by Robin Hanson that claims many activities are "not about" their commonly assumed purposes, such as "Food isn’t about Nutrition" or "Talk isn’t about Info". via Marginal Revolution.