Connecting the Flu Dots
…to produce various diseases and conditions. Much of the data will be gathered by sending surveys to Kaiser’s adult patients to ask them about their eating and exercise habits, past…
…to produce various diseases and conditions. Much of the data will be gathered by sending surveys to Kaiser’s adult patients to ask them about their eating and exercise habits, past…
…an orchestra, to see whether the candidate “defers to the players, and to what extent he prefers ‘panache.’” I think this is a very worthy thought exercise. I also think…
…this is not a hoax — after George Fox, who can you trust? — it’s an interesting exercise, although it’s unclear to me how a violation of the contract can…
July 9 marks the start of Nude Recreation Week, during which you are encouraged to do household chores, exercise or telecommute in the buff . Nudist vacation destinations are reportedly…
…with mental illnesses, and that the majority of researchers and practitioners are doing their best for the good of humanity. There are serious risks inherent in the search for knowledge…
…did call to mind the common exercise of predicting coin flips. Levitt wrote about this topic a while ago: if you ask most people to predict how a sequence of…
…a signed copy of Freakonomics, a Freakonomics yo-yo, or a Freakonomics fact-a-day calendar to the winner. One thing I learned from this exercise is that I’m not so far behind….
I have a favorite thought exercise: look at an issue that’s important, complex, and interesting — something like healthcare, education, or electoral politics — and pretend that you could rebuild…
South Africa has had, for the last dozen years, what may be the world’s most difficult driver’s license exam. It’s an exercise in extremely defensive driving. Test examiners take off…
…it also keeps you from subsidizing a cause you despise. I’ve always wondered whether anyone would actually mail the check. If they won’t do it, the whole exercise is likely…
…by no-shows, or even competitors — but I can also see how it might make life much more enjoyable. *In keeping with our occasional renaming exercise, can we please stop…
…some numbers. The exercise underscores the needless (or maybe I should say self-interested) bias in many human delay predictions. When a home contractor says your kitchen renovation will be done…
…would set up a charity, and then donate about 3 to 10 percent of his endowment each year. But, he says he wants to exercise his charity in a slightly…
…benefit of growing your own food only works out if you count the unquantifiables such as the sense of accomplishment, learning, exercise, suntan, etc. I very much understand the locavore…
…the trend of incumbency. That is the best way to tell a politician to stop campaigning and get back to the business of governance. Or maybe in a democracy, the…
…is meant to be permanent, or at least long-term; but just as a mental exercise, let’s assume we need a new one. “Our worst critics prefer to stay” ably captured…
…So I guess I’m not a good candidate for Thomas’s exercise. But maybe you are. So let’s hear your 10 favorite living scientists, as Thomas requested. Maybe we’ll get to…
…could also accuse him of a bias toward scientists who write well (psst: I share this bias) or who employ him. But as this was an exercise in personal preference,…
…House’s Office of Management and Budget, in which Orszag talks about writing an exercise contract exactly like what my beloved stickK.com offers: “If I didn’t achieve what I wanted to,…
…exercise. We can improve fuel economy not through the onerous task of developing next-generation lithium-ion batteries but simply by getting people behind the wheels of S.U.V.’s. How? We currently measure…
…the defendant. To crudely sum up our various conclusions, we basically claim that the state should exercise substantial caution and indeed hostility to most attempts to distribute these benefits or…
…greatest expert on baseball economics, this helps explain why the Veterans Committee, composed of Hall of Famers, consistently refuses to exercise its mandate to elect previously overlooked old-timers. “Nobody wants…
…victims these options and, if such an option were given to me, I hope in cool reflection that I would not exercise it. This deranged inspiration falls into the category…
…best-run of the legacies, may hold on and become the lone carrier of international consequence. So, as a result, you’ll either fly Continental or Air France for your trip. At…
…influence our health through diet, exercise, and/or intervention under the care of our physicians. Q. Do the results tell how much of a risk a person is at for certain…
…Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The armed nations of the world don’t respond well to unilateral acts of war. Q. It all sounds great as a theoretical exercise, but honestly, don’t…
…fun exercise. Shapiro likens it to punning or metaphorical poetry: “You find a subterranean relationship between two unlike things you had never thought of before.” We hope you’ll share your…
…this exercise. So, overnight, I had increased my income by thousands. After three years of earning in the low $40,000 range, I finished that first year at $60,000 in earnings.”…
…on it. It teaches teamwork and sportsmanship. It teaches discipline and hard work. It is an outlet for physical exercise and activity to many, and those values trickle down to…
…times when charity is particularly salient.” Yes, today is December 31. So get off this site and go find someplace to exercise your altruism, as impure as it may be….