Feb 02
Easy = True - The Boston Globe
How ‘cognitive fluency’ shapes what we believe, how we invest, and who will become a supermodel
Persons, places and things of interest in an ongoing investigation.
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Jan 18
Jan 10
A Peek Into Netflix Queues - NYT
Fascinating neighborhood by neighborhood breakdown of Netflix rental patterns in a dozen cities.
Jan 10
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He does a great job of bringing in the spirit and applying the scriptures on a personal level! Its like being taught by an Apostle! Make sure you stay caught up on the reading, SERIOUSLY!
Best teacher ever
Amazing professor and class. Brother Bott teaches with incredible insight, concern for the student, and a humility that is characteristic of the man Brother Bott is. Truly, it is no surprise he was rated number one professor on rate my professor. Very helpful in and out of the classroom. Highly recommend taking a class from him!
fantastic. he deserves best teacher on ratemyprofessor. everyone has already said it all!! take his classes
This class was so amazing! I felt the spirit everyday in class. It is easy to get an A if you go to class and pay attention.
”— Last five student comments on BYU’s Professor Randy Bott, the top-rated teacher on ratemyprofessors.com. (via nplusonemag)
Jan 05
Watch pt. 1 of "This Emotional Life"
This is great. (via psychotherapy)
Jan 04
Russian political dynamics: Medvedev holds the handlebars, Putin drives.
I feel like listening to the Perfect Strangers theme song when I look at this.
Jan 04
I can’t decide who should be more embarrassed by this photograph. Medvedev is snowplowing, but Putin is wearing a shirt, gloves and a helmet. Where did this guy go?
Jan 03
The Righteous Mind
New book from Jonathan Haidt to be published in 2010
Dec 21
Video of Rutgers' "Experiments in the Humanities" conference, featuring Stephen Stich and Franco Moretti
Experiments in the Humanities features two world-renowned humanists interested in bringing empirical methods to bear on longstanding questions in their disciplines: Stephen Stich, Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers will discuss how research in cognitive science can advance and transform traditional philosophical debates, especially in moral theory. Franco Moretti, Professor of English at Stanford, will discuss how quantitative analysis can illuminate our understanding of the novel, especially questions of plot.
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