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Make the Most of the Dark Moon
Read more at cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.comMake the most of the dark moon
Friday, December 2, 2011
Labor Force's Share Of Income Plunges To Lowest Recorded Level
Read more at www.huffingtonpost.comOverall, the U.S. median income has fallen more during the recovery than during the recession, according to an October study from two former Census Bureau officials.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
How to Dispel Your Illusions
A book review of "Thinking, Fast and Slow, author -Daniel Kahneman " written by Freeman Dyson
Cognitive illusions are the main theme of his book. A cognitive illusion is a false belief that we intuitively accept as true. The illusion of validity is a false belief in the reliability of our own judgment.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
LA Review of Books: The Educational Lottery by Steven Brint
On the four kinds of heretics attacking the gospel of education. "In short, we will need to turn our backs on assumptions of our most fervent boosters of universal higher education: that access alone is the primary purpose, and that when students and teachers are co-present, education occurs. The challenge will be to reweave the uneven and tattered undergraduate experience in more durable and vivid patterns."
