I love free stuff. Who doesn’t? Even if I know I’m never gonna wear that XXL fluorescent green t-shirt, I’ll still take it. And if it’s something I actually can use (free iPod, anyone?)… well, all the better. I may even do something slightly uncharacteristic — say, sing in public — if the reward is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economist’
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Posted in Public health, tagged Economist, Innovation, International development, MIT, Public health, Tuberculosis, XoutTB on April 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On worker bees and economic stimuli
Posted in Politics, tagged Animal behavior, Democracy, Economist, Groupthink on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Trust this week’s Economist to seamlessly link animal behavior to the political decision-making process (for the record, I have been spotted waxing poetic about The Economist’s cutting insight, breath-taking worldliness, and amazing dry wit). If you have a minute, check out Decisions, Decisions, an article in their Science and Technology section. The article essentially synthesizes [...]
