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Why Christianity? Why not something else?
I was listening to some of the kids at church talk about various other faiths, and was struck by how unimpressed they are with their own faith. The overwhelming impression I got from these kids is that faith is a matter of consumer options, like the choice between an iPhone or...
Why Traffic Jams Occur
This post comes under the heading of "Not Exactly Scientific but Darned-Reliable Nonetheless". I was driving home the other day amidst the normal horrors of the southbound 101 at rush hour, and was irritated to see that traffic was stalled and slowed much farther along my route...
We Are Wired to be Stupid
Seriously. But I'm not writing about that yet. I'm just making myself a note to read as much literature in the field of behavioural economics as I can. Found a good list to start with, though I suspect Mises's Human Action is still better than any others. Thanks to all of you...
Be the Change
What would you do if the world were already exactly as it should be? How would you spend your time?
Fun With Numbers
Here's a cool video that helps us visualize the RBNs (Really Big Numbers) that the math geniuses running the country are busy juggling.
Fun with Medicine
I am typing this post from my dad's hospital room, waiting for him to be carted off to the cardiac cath lab for the insertion of several stents into his cardiac arteries. (I talk like I know what the heck I'm talking about, but it's an act. I live with a couple of nurses and...