January 2010
13 posts
shelterrific » Blog Archive » post off: could you... →
No question that the experience of browsing in person is completely different from that of browsing online. Sure, Amazon’s algorithms can quickly calculate the likelihood that if I liked this, then I’ll like that (to often amusing effect when I’m searching for work-related books), but the online experience just can’t allow for the “I’m looking for this …...
Radiolab: Why Is It So Hard To Do The Right Thing?... →
“It turns out, Jonah explains, that the part of our brain that is most reasonable, rational and do-the-right-thing is easily toppled by the pull of raw sensual appetite, the lure of sweet.”
On the one hand, this is news?
On the other hand, cool research. I was never offered a snack when I participated in studies.
The Americanization of Mental Illness -... →
A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYTimes.com →
Once again, the NYT shows us ourselves in online interactive format. Compare rental patterns for Milk vs. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, for example.
theslowlearner:
Examine Netflix rental patterns, neighborhood by neighborhood, in a dozen cities.
Thanks For Sharing, But Your Bra Color Isn't Going... →
Snow Days
OK, this excitement over the potential of snow in Athens is as amusing as always (except when it isn’t; there’s my (former) car after last year’s surprise snowstorm) but it’s funny how the thrill of maybe canceling school never goes away - at least not for those of us still at school, several decades later.
I was listening to the announcements of school closings and...
