- Backwards Smiling: The physiology of happy.
- How to create a minimalist computer experience.
- Women used to be happier than men, but since 1970 the subjective well-being of women has declined both absolutely and relative to men. Was the women's movement a mistake or is subjective happiness not the right objective? Actually, I think the decline in marriage affects women (who typically raise children) more negatively then it impact men. Is there more to this story? Here are more thoughts: "Professors Stevenson and Wolfers do not know why men and women have different happiness trends, but raise the question, “Did men garner a disproportionate share of the benefits of the women’s movement?” Given that men and women often live and work together, the answer to their question may be yes."
- Kindle app for iPhone updated. Among other things, it now includes landscape mode.
- The downside of sexy science. "A paper by a team of scientists and analysts maps out how fields and subdisciplines emerge in 21st-century science. One of the main findings: much like trendy baby names boom and bust, the most high-influence subdisciplines also tend to be the most short-lived. (HT: Very Short List)"
- Five dimensional data storage.
- Six benefits of using a fast lens to make child portraits.
- The cost of fat? $40 billion.
- The most "conservative" law faculties.
- Free utility recovers "lost" photos and data. I was just talking to a friend yesterday who had this problem.
- Transistor theory fundamentally flawed?
- Take better pictures by treating your still camera like it's video.
No comments:
Post a Comment