Chyden Finance: profit from hypocrisy

Following up on yesterday’s post, CNN pipes in with a related topic. Apparently, liberalism, atheism, and male monogamy are statistically correlated with higher IQs.
George Washington University leadership professor James Bailey speculates that abnormal preferences might originate with a desire to convey superiority or elitism, which correlates with high IQ. He claims that embracing [...]

Temple Grandin made a very interesting TED presentation on different ways of thinking, and how schools are failing children who do not fit the norm.

“Keep the company of those who seek the truth, and run from those who have found it.” —Vaclav Havel
When we compress complex issues into one-dimensional spectra — left vs right, religious vs atheist, conservative vs liberal, etc. — we end up talking at cross-purposes, often with ourselves.
Part of the problem is the habit of thought [...]

If you have ever wondered what-all is allegedly caused by Global Warming™, Professor John Brignell, who is a recognized expert on sensors and occasionally lectures on the abuses of statistics, has an answer for you.
It’s… impressive.
Invest accordingly.
CWE

It is sad that this point is not more widely understood, especially among those who really should know better, but way too many individuals conflate ‘corporatism’ (or ‘corporate fascism’, if you prefer) with ‘capitalism’.
Conventionally, a) the belief in the rights of humans to move their persons, goods, and money freely to and from wherever they [...]

Although one might share some concerns with conspiracy theorist nutjobs at either end — or at both ends — of the spectrum, and although ‘They’ might be violating one’s natural rights, one does not have to subject oneself to persistent abuse, whether from the Illuminati, the New World Order, the Capitalists, or the Vogons.
The world [...]

Recently, a very nice individual alerted me to Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother, which you can download for free in the format of your choice.
Little Brother looks like an interesting read. I’ve downloaded it within an hour of typing these lines and read the first two pages. I’ll write a full review later, if [...]

The Revolution Will Be Animated from Marine Lormant Sebag on Vimeo.
Nina Paley has an outstanding understanding of the economics of public goods. This is the face of the entertainment’s future.
Unfortunately, she doesn’t take the argument to its logical conclusion and embrace the public domain.
Share accordingly.
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HDL is ‘good’ cholesterol. LDL is ‘bad’ cholesterol.
At least… that’s what we’ve been told lo these decades.
Men’s Health reports “It’s time to rethink the halo-and-pitchfork view of our blood fat levels.”
“For decades, a tidy narrative about the relationship between LDL cholesterol and heart disease has affected everything from the food we eat to the [...]

A tip of the hat to Paul Vahur for bringing this to my attention.

This by Nina Paley, who produced the delightful Sita Sings the Blues.