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Report to Emperor Tiberius...

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Surely this can't be right.

Surely this can't be right either.

A short guide on how to get everything you can possibly get wrong, wrong.

Is the latest minimum wage increase binding?

Denying does not mean refuting.

Something we all need to remind ourselves every once in a while: Most published research findings are wrong.

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A very good review of the 'Inside Job'.

On thieves and liars.

Is it possible to convince people that you are not a psychopath?

A beautiful idea in data visualization.

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Five evidence-based ways to make yourself happier in the long run.

What's a "bond bubble," and why should we be worried about it?

Complicated mechanisms explained in simple animations. How does a sewing machine manage to knot stitches without releasing the thread? One quick look and you will know.

A moving documentary about Andrew Wiles and the quest to prove Fermat's Last Theorem.

Against banning election betting.

What would happen if businesses stopped maximizing profits and settled for "satisfactory profits" instead?

Who should exist?

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Tax your kid's allowance.

Nerds to jocks: Get a life.

The LA Times publishes an investigative report on teacher quality. I'm waiting to hear from teacher unions about why this is an outrageously bad idea.

One of the reasons why saying that internet makes us stupid is stupid.

Drug raid finds nothing in the house, so the cops charge family with "disorderly house". Can we charge the cops with "disorderly charging?"

The legalized theft of asset forfeiture. Can we try and civilize law enforcement in this country?

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A good layman's overview of P vs. NP and of the recent proof that P != NP.

You probably think that venting your anger reduces your stress and prevents you from lashing out at your friends for no reason. If you do, you're wrong; venting actually increases aggressive behavior over time.

Data from almost 10,000 users of OKCupid reveal that iPhone users have 50% to 100% more sexual partners than Android users, at every age. The sample is clearly non-random though.

Andrew Gelman is angry about the soda tax. For more or less the same reasons that I am angry about it.

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What happens when human crowd goes on a stampede.

What exactly does "brilliant legal mind" mean?

A sane court ruling on drug use.

Let's tax the sh*t out of technological progress; after all, it puts people out of work.

Economist talks about the Polish government's long-term financial strategy (in Polish).

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Who do you feel superior to?

Macroeconomics is complicated and bewildering.

Actually, macroeconomics is straight crackpottery. (Me, I'm leaning towards the stronger judgment. Maybe it's on a path to evolve into something useful though.)

The Pittsburgh diocese cuts off payments towards the mental health treatment of the victim of sexual abuse by one of its priests, while continuing to pay the salary and health insurance to the priest convicted of the abuse. It gets worse: The victim committed suicide.

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Cross-country IQ data.

The world is becoming more and more addictive.

The famous experiment confirming General Relativity was bogus.

Former police chief with a PhD in sociology talks about legalizing pot.

Open letter to new soccer fans: 10 reasons why you should pick Arsenal as your team.

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An unintended consequence of Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill.

Reconciliation is just more torture.

Judge orders Sheriff to take a class on constitutional law.

Terrorists are stupid. Why are we spending so much money on anti-terrorism?

You can't understand the hard stuff till you've mastered the easy stuff: Comparative advantage.