Monthly Archives: March 2017

Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.

Posted on 2017-03-25 by Dave

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Climbing the Horseshoe

Posted on 2017-03-14 by Dave

Yep, this. Climbing the Horseshoe Assholes on the left and right ruining it for all the sensible people.

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Making Business Ethics a Cumulative Science

Posted on 2017-03-14 by Dave

Such is the goal of Jonathan Haidt and Linda Trevino in a recent Nature article. “Imagine a world,” they write, in which medical researchers did experiments on rats, but never on people… Source: Making Business Ethics a Cumulative Science

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Natural “Narrative Selection” Was the Key to Success for our Species | Big Think

Posted on 2017-03-13 by Dave

Natural “narrative selection” was key to turning insignificant apes (who had tools for 2 million years) into the species that now dominates the bio-sphere. Source: Natural “Narrative Selection” Was the Key to Success for our Species | Big Think 2019-04-13 … Continue reading →

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why We Have Dysfunctional Politicians | Big Think

Posted on 2017-03-10 by Dave

Astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals if he’d run for President and what he would do if elected. Source: Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why We Have Dysfunctional Politicians | Big Think Every nation gets the government it deserves. … Continue reading →

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Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World

Posted on 2017-03-10 by Dave

This makes me happy. It’s a college course on bullshit detection.  Now if we can just make it mandatory for every grade from K through 12 the citizens might stand a chance against the politicians and the corporations that own them. … Continue reading →

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