Archive for June, 2013

Imagination shouldn’t guide natural disaster preparedness

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Stephen Harper said as an Albertan, he never imagined there could be a flood of such magnitude in this part of Canada. via Calgary floods: Residents grapple with devastation in Alberta | Canada | News | National Post. As Prime Minister, Stephen Harper shouldn’t just have imagined such a scenario, he should have been preparing […]

Stories are good for you

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Study: Reading Fiction Makes People Comfortable With Ambiguity. A trio of University of Toronto scholars, led by psychologist Maja Djikic, report that people who have just read a short story have less need for what psychologists call “cognitive closure.” Compared with peers who have just read an essay, they expressed more comfort with disorder and […]

While you’re waiting for the bus June 21, 2013

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Stuff worth reading Political Ideology and the Avoidance of Dissonance-Arousing Situations SCOTUS Rules Against Big Pharma On Payoffs To Stop Generic Competition The Impotence of a Good Life Your daily heartwarmer: Airbnb homes used for disaster victims Ok I like this The National Surveillance State, Going Strong Since 1917 Keep on keeping on Red and […]