I like behind-the-scenes shots
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Droll critique of ISIS training video
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in defence economics, economics of media and culture Tags: ISIS, Middle-East politics, war against terror
A hilarious Monty Python sketch explains why Greece is in a huge crisis
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The political bias of psychologists
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of media and culture, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: academic bias, bureaucratic bias, expressive voting, Leftover Left, media bias, occupational choice, political bias, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, social psychology, Twitter left
Why is it that the economics profession is the only profession questioned on the grounds of its political diversity?
1) Academic psychology once had considerable political diversity, but has lost nearly all of it in the last 50 years;
2) This lack of political diversity can undermine the validity of social psychological science via mechanisms such as the embedding of liberal values into research questions and methods, steering researchers away from important but politically unpalatable research topics, and producing conclusions that mischaracterize liberals and conservatives alike;
3) Increased political diversity would improve social psychological science by reducing the impact of bias mechanisms such as confirmation bias, and by empowering dissenting minorities to improve the quality of the majority’s thinking; and
4) The underrepresentation of non-liberals in social psychology is most likely due to a combination of self-selection, hostile climate, and discrimination.
via Psychology’s Political Diversity Problem | Psychology Today.
Average age of marriage by gender since 1890 in the USA
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in economic history, economics of love and marriage, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: economics of families, family demographics, marriage and divorce
Mawwiage. Mawwiage is wut bwings togetha… men who are about 2.5yrs older than their female counterparts. http://t.co/KQqKmNJn7P—
Tyler Vigen (@TylerVigen) May 25, 2015
Weight control ads in days gone by
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Men wouldn't look at me when I was skinny. Surprising #vintage ad – things change. http://t.co/wbZOML4XX4—
This is stunning! (@thisisstunning) May 12, 2015
The revised Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
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The rise and fall of cosmetic surgery
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, gender Tags: cosmetic surgery, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
The rise and fall of cosmetic surgeries in the US: samuelwbennett.com/health/the-ris… #dataviz http://t.co/X4IaBgiFtT—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) March 01, 2015
The media history of climate change scares
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in economic history, economics of media and culture, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, media bias
A lot of people stop using their Twitter account
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
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There was a Global Cooling scare in the 1970s
01 Jul 2015 4 Comments
in economic history, economics of media and culture, environmental economics, global warming Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, green rent seeking, Little ice age
Countries where you become a citizen just by being born there
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
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Countries where you become a citizen just by being born there.
Interesting difference between old and new world! http://t.co/DzsH64SAqa—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 31, 2015
1st 999 number introduced today 1937
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, law and economics Tags: British economy, crime and punishment, London
999 – World's first emergency telephone number – was introduced in London #OnThisDay 30 June 1937 #emergencyservices http://t.co/I4gbrwJ2Vp—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) June 30, 2014
Terrorist attacks and tourism
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in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle, war and peace Tags: economics of tourism, war on terror
Daily chart: Tourist visits before and after African terror attacks econ.st/1JmvUN3 http://t.co/5nWKUQbey8—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 30, 2015
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