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Inspiring tales for new college graduates 21 Jun 2013 | 10:23 pm
Our old pal Buzzfeed has a post on people who had some tough times in their twenties before eventually becoming successful. Now is perhaps an appropriate time to tell such stories as thousands of 22 y...
Star Trek technology … today 4 Jun 2013 | 07:37 am
Well, kinda – but pretty astounding really … H/T reddit 1. Quantum Teleportation 2. “Geordi Visors” that help the blind “see” with their tongues 3. Tractor beams – albeit wimpy ones
Dangerous neighborhoods in the US 1 Jun 2013 | 09:06 pm
Starting at #25 Rank Neighborhood Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) My Chances of Becoming a Victim Here (in one year) 25 Chicago, IL (S Indiana Ave / E 60th St) 65.77 1 in 15 24 Tulsa, OK (E Apache St …...
Intergenerational argument starter 26 May 2013 | 09:43 pm
Just add water … Check out the rest on Buzzfeed.
The times they are a changing – early 1960s vs. today 23 May 2013 | 06:44 pm
How are we different? Well, we … 1. Watch way more TV. The daily TV consumption of American households has skyrocketed over the last 50 years from 5 hours to over 8 hours per day, according to Nielsen...
Of corporate boards, great part-time gigs, and high CEO pay 22 May 2013 | 05:43 pm
Let’s see, corporate boards largely set CEO pay and who serves on those boards? And what are their incentives? An interesting take on this by Gawker via the WSJ: This WSJ story on people attempting to...
The United States of Student Loans 22 May 2013 | 03:58 am
From Federal Reserve Bank of New York (H/T Gawker)
‘Danger is my business’ – the most dangerous jobs 19 May 2013 | 08:33 pm
It’s not being a spy and it’s not being a surfer – in fact the most dangerous jobs in America probably aren’t any of the occupations that you might guess. Here are the top five: 1. Job: Fishing Risk f...
Can The “Six Million Dollar Man” Be Too Far Behind? 13 May 2013 | 07:49 pm
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on university presidents who have passed the million dollar mark in compensation. But wait, there’s more: Many presidents have a substantial portion of their ...
The ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ of Losing in Court 13 May 2013 | 07:21 pm
Ben Depoorter (UC Hastings Law) has recently posted “The Upside of Losing” on SSRN (forthcoming in Columbia Law Review) — arguing that not all losses in court are necessarily a loss, politically. Here...
