Beware the Myth Buster
As Gabriel Conroy notes, the process of “busting a myth” can trick us to into ignoring relevant and important facts.
Monthly Archive: December 2014
Serious Tuesday Question: Price Surging Edition
Uber got in significant PR trouble yesterday for purposefully instituting price surging during the Syndey Hostage Crisis. Price surging seems to be one of those unsolvable issues. It is much loved by economists and...
Stupid Tuesday Questions: Meep Meep Edition
I’ve written this question for another community under a different name in the past but this is a creative bunch so I thought I would try it here. CONGRATULATIONS!! You have just completed your...
The Montauk Catamaran Company Chronicles, 12/15/14: Another Aka Completed
Nutcracker madness is over, so it’s back to the boat shop!
Opposite Day: Torture is Not That Bad
The details of the Torture Report are not in fact out of step with our values.
Less Thinking, More Complying
In celebration of Opposite Day, Sam advices you all to quit your whining and be more trusting of authority.
Opposite Day: Cops Should Be Robots
Michael Drew had an idea. He might vigorously oppose its implementation if it ever became realistic.
Monday Trivia #161 [Chris & Mo win!]
Will Truman puts forth a list of states. You tell him what they have in common
Sunday!
Peter Jackson’s As Inspired By JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth Fantasy Product gets released on the 17th.
Fantasy Football Week 14 In Review And NFL Open Thread
A major surprise comes to light in the last week before we start the playoffs!
Should the Democratic Party Abandon the South
Saul Degraw examines whether the South should abandon the South or not.
Reconstructing Trauma
Perhaps the most important thing to understand about memory is that it is fiction.
A Meathead Watches Gilmore Girls (“Emily In Wonderland” and “PS I Lo…”)
Notes Dear god. “Emily In Wonderland” Rachel – the woman who has repeatedly wooed Luke and then fled from him, breaking his heart – and Luke appear to be settling down, because exposition is...
