Does regulation improve worker safety? If so, you should be able to tell from this graph when the USA’s landmark Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed. Can you? Scroll down for the answer. . . . . . . … Continue reading
Here’s part of an exchange between Davod Horowitz and a student from the Muslim Student Association at the University of California, San Diego: “I am a Jew,” [Horowitz] said. “The head of Hezbollah has said that he hopes that we … Continue reading
This, from Bruce Schneier, has relevance beyond cybersecurity: At a security conference recently, the moderator asked the panel of distinguished cybersecurity leaders what their nightmare scenario was. The answers were the predictable array of large-scale attacks: against our communications infrastructure, … Continue reading
Isn’t quite as strong as people think: Tesco, which bases the price it pays to its 800 dedicated suppliers on the cost of production as estimated by Promar, actually cut its rate from 1 April reflecting predicted farmer savings on … Continue reading
This explains a lot – or maybe it confirms something we already know: Through five compelling experiments, Lammers has shown that powerful people are more likely to behave immorally but paradoxically less likely to tolerate immorality in other people. Even … Continue reading
Here’s a fun thing I just stumbled across while rummaging through some old files – a 3D animated model of Escher’s steps. It was produced, years ago, by The Circle Squared – but can you figure out how? It is … Continue reading
Those aren’t Biden’s exact words, P.J. O’Rourke once commented while paraphrasing the future Vice President, but, he added, it didn’t matter because Joe doesn’t use his own words either. O’Rourke was referring to the time Biden had, notoriously, copied part … Continue reading
Contemporary educational philosophy emphasises creativity but… Well, here’s the “but”: While the teachers said they wanted creative kids in their classroom, they actually didn’t. In fact, when they were asked to rate their students on a variety of personality measures … Continue reading
Which of the following is not in favour of gay marriage? Laura Bush Dick Cheney Barack Obama Via.
OK, I called that one very badly. Maybe it was wishful thinking; I wanted a message sent to the political classes. In a different way, though, that’s exactly what has happened. I don’t think anyone meant to send this particular … Continue reading