May 19, 2012
Nassim Taleb on J.P. Morgan
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May 18, 2012
The Leverage Cycle
John Geanakoplos, the James Tobin Professor of Economics at Yale University, discusses the perils of leverage in regard to the current global economic situation.
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May 17, 2012
The fascinating world of box-packing
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May 16, 2012
The mathematics of history
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May 15, 2012
Moms against the most senseless war
As the late Milton Friedman pointed out: "The case for prohibiting drugs is exactly as strong and as weak as the case for prohibiting people from overeating."
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May 14, 2012
A Terrible Law
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May 13, 2012
I Was Watching You
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May 12, 2012
Vidal Sassoon, R.I.P.
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May 11, 2012
Monsieur Lazhar
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May 10, 2012
Amazing nature
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May 9, 2012
The Magic Mushroom
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May 8, 2012
Dan Jenkins enters the World Golf Hall of Fame
Clear Thinkers favorite Dan Jenkins was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame last night in St. Augustine, Florida. Here is the video of the pre-induction interview with Jenkins and a Geoff Shackelford video of the exhibit case of Jenkins memorabilia in the Hall of Fame. Finally, here is the transcript of Jenkins' typically hilarious acceptance speech. Enjoy.
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May 7, 2012
How to fix U.S. airports
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May 6, 2012
A Sweet Addiction
Part IV of Dr. Robert Lustig's and UC-San Francisco'svery good series on the alternative hypothesis that obesity is a growth disorder in which fat accumulation is determined not simply by the balance of calories consumed and expended, but by the effect of specific nutrients on the hormonal regulation of fat metabolism.
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May 5, 2012
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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May 4, 2012
Willie 1965
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May 3, 2012
The Visionary Watchmaker
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May 2, 2012
A 50-year energy plan
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May 1, 2012
A chat with Hans Rosling
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April 30, 2012
Jack Kruse on Cold Thermogenesis
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April 29, 2012
Headhunters
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