Here’s an idea: instead of calling this posts “linkshame,” I’ll rebrand and share what has caught my attention long enough to want to capture. Positive and helping-focused instead of negative and self-focused.
Articles
» Another article on why Peer Review is Not Scientific
» The founder of Cut the Knot.org recently passed away, so I checked it out. Good way to learn math, if you want.
» You can now download printable zines of Catlin Johnson articles. I love this idea.
» A Brief Introduction to Meme Therapy: If the meme strike notes are good, looking at fifty will save you from reading half a dozen books. They might not equip you to defend or attack a position beyond that, but that isn’t the point. The point is either carving out a space for certain ideas to be heard, or closing off a space and booting certain ingroups or positions outside of the sphere of acceptable public discourse.
[Scott Adams would call this “directional truth” rather than “exact truth.” -eds.]
» I’m intrigued by SocialMatter. Gotta love a neoreactionary website with a dot net address.
» It’s interesting to read this after having been to NYC: The Death of New York City
» The Only 3 Things I Need in a Partner
» Putting a Funny Face on Crohn’s Disease
» Global Stocks Lost Over $10 Trillion In H1, Just Wait For The Second Half
» I dream of living in a community like this one day: The History of the Cotton District
» Lack of group-to-individual generalizability is a threat to human subjects research. This is a big deal, and a truth that you’ve probably encountered if you are an n=1 experimenter.
Books and Other Things to Buy (or Not)
- The Psychology of Judgment and Decision-Making
- Nudestix tinted blur stick
- History of Art
- Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950
- A side table that looks like a bird–so Victorian, I love it
- My Hero Magademia. Trump manga. What you do you need?
- Snowdrop & Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm
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