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Right on Cue

Right on Cue

Nature has an article on the attempt to fit cyclical models to history. CliologyI was about to say that interest in this subject waxes and wanes, but that is going too far. We do tend to forget the real attraction to Marxism in the early twentieth century was its promise

Cycles: The Science of Prediction

[I discovered I accidentally deleted this book review during site maintenance. I reposted it and redirected the old URL to this page.] By Edward R. Dewey and Edwin F. Dakin Henry Holt and Company 1949 307 Pages; US$42.95 Cycles is a book from the youth of modern statistics.

Science Jobs

The Washington Post has an article on the disparity between our public policy goal of churning out lots of new science PhDs, and the not very well kept secret that many PhDs are unable to find work in their fields. There are some really good points here. The life sciences

What is Conscientiousness?

Brent W. Roberts at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has a nice page summarizing the concept of conscientiousness. Roberts mentions interesting challenges in this field of study, and even talks about the effect behaviors associated with conscientiousness have on the fate of nations. What is Conscientiousness? Conscientiousness refers to individual differences

Look me in the eye

The Art of Manliness has part 1 of a series today on the Importance of Eye Contact. A valuable skill, for certain, but this is what caught my eye: And actually, it’s probably something men have always struggled with—females are on average better at making and holding eye

Willpower

The Art of Manliness has an article today on how willpower is depleted, part 2 of a 3 part series. I find this post very interesting, because it discusses training your willpower to be stronger, just like you would a muscle. Given the importance of the ability to delay gratification