The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty -
Research by Dan Ariely shows that everyone cheats a little if given the opportunity. Factors that increase dishonesty include the ability to rationalise, creativity (!), cultural examples of dishonesty and watching others behave dishonestly.
An epiphany of sorts. Embracing the challenge.
Source: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0321733002/
Fascinating - though it makes sense! April 24 - my brother, cousin and second cousin’s birthday - is one of the less common days too!
I’d always imagined the spread of birthdays across the year would’ve been even… apparently not.
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Facebook - The Collective Hallucination -
Analysis of Facebook IPO and how it may signal the death of Facebook as an (effective) advertising machine.
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“What information consumes is rather obvious. It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” — Herbert Simon.
God of SPSS. Two assignments down, two 5,000 word papers to go. Booyah!
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Imagine a world filled only with Comic Sans. This tumblr project is either a travesty or sheer genius.