Day: January 12, 2016

Combating NIMBYism 16526103230_23be0e2d94_b_San-Francisco

Combating NIMBYism

Saul DeGraw January 12, 2016

What are the solutions to NIMBYism? Some ideas....

Second-Guessing Confirmation Bias black swan

Second-Guessing Confirmation Bias

Vikram Bath January 12, 2016

Vikram thinks confirmation bias may be an adaptation to a bigger problem. Also, he finally saw Star...

“I’m saying a prayer for the whole world, George.” Screen Shot 2016-01-12 at 6.06.43 AM

“I’m saying a prayer for the whole world, George.”

Maud Kelly January 12, 2016

Godzilla, Speed Racer, and what it means to be mortal.

Morning Ed: Middle East {2016.1.12.T} morninged6cascade

Morning Ed: Middle East {2016.1.12.T}

Will Truman January 12, 2016

Wedding amid ruins and tears before murder....

The Sounds of Conservative Silence Screen Shot 2016-01-02 at 5.47.21 PM

The Sounds of Conservative Silence

Dennis Sanders January 12, 2016

Right of center media is silent on the Flint Water Crisis. Do they have nothing to say?

Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…
Jaybird in reply to Michael Cain on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?Not to nitpick, but that excludes more than 5% of humans.
Jaybird in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025They have already taken away the salad bars from Applebee's. They have taken away the Ponderosas.