Mt. Washington Auto Road
When we went up the Cog Railway this summer, it took something like an hour to go up the 3 mile track. In this video, Travis Pastrana shows how to go up the 8...
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The Unseen Sea
We really enjoyed this recent video by Simon Christen. The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo. It reminds us of our trip to San Francisco this summer. It may be cloudy a lot...
Promoting Statistical Literacy
I’ve said for a while that the single best thing you could do to improve our country is to teach everybody statistics. Here’s an interesting article by Cory Doctorow saying the same thing, but...
TPC Calculator
Confused about the latest round of tax cut arguments? The Tax Policy Center has a nice calculator which will show you how the different proposals would affect you. Or if you prefer pictures, the...
Dance Your PhD
Have you heard of Dance Your PhD? PhD candidates submit videos of dance numbers which illustrate their thesis. Here’s one of the hits from this year: Which reminds me, we never did do a...
Western Warship Combat Club
On our last day in San Francisco, we were walking through Golden Gate Park and we ran into these guys: They were members of the Western Warship Combat Club. They were testing new and...
Four for the Money
Four recent articles on the economy. They’re by very different writers, but they kind of fit together somehow. Michael O’Hare apologizes to incoming Berkeley freshman for the mess the “me generation” made of their...
