Metacogd - Metacognitive Dissonance

Couldn’t resist reposting. Its a good series and I have some more thoughts about it over on my blog.

Adult Wednesday Addams: Planned Parenthood

A series of more recent studies challenge the view that larger or more activist government necessarily threatens entrepreneurship. In fact, that may get the relationship precisely backwards. Entrepreneurs are actually more likely than other Americans to receive public benefits, after accounting for income, as Harvard Business School’s Gareth Olds has documented. And in many cases, expanding benefit programs helps spur new business creation. Take food stamps. Conservatives have long argued that they breed dependence on government. In a 2014 paper, Olds examined the link between entrepreneurship and food stamps, and found that the expansion of the program in some states in the early 2000s increased the chance that newly eligible households would own an incorporated business by 16 percent.

(via evanwilhelms)

what? you mean if you have some kind of safety net people are more likely to take risks? and if they have some kind of support while doing something hard they’re more likely to succeed? madness!

The dogged determination and patience of one person to do what is Right and Necessary may not always win the day or even be noticed, but it will tip the balance just a little in the direction of good.

“[T]he innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the...

If you’re ever TAing a psych class, and someone asks you how social referencing works, this is the cutest, most memorable response.

Praying Dog

Spooky Chandelier Shadows

A beautiful light sculpture/chandelier, Forms in Nature, that transforms its surrounding space into a spooky forest of shadows. Artwork designed by Hilden & Diaz.