Archive for 2013
Stories are good for you
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
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 […]
You Won’t Believe What Pork Producers Do to Pregnant Pigs | Mother Jones
You Won’t Believe What Pork Producers Do to Pregnant Pigs | Mother Jones. I grew up on a hog farm and we kept sows in farrowing crates only for the very end of pregnancy, birthing, and first couple weeks of the piglets’ lives. The rest of the time they ran around a pasture digging around […]
China warns it will execute serious polluters | Grist.
China warns it will execute serious polluters | Grist. Well that’s one way to encourage participation in carbon markets.
Music for working on a day you aren’t sure why you’re working anymore
Television Landscape by William Brittelle
Tuesday Shoesday
Migraine and exercise
Yesterday I did 40 minutes of yoga. Today I found lifting my pillows difficult. My social media feeds are full of friends reporting their latest runs and excitement over personal bests. My friends are motivated by improvements – shaving a few more seconds off their mile, lifting a few pounds more, losing a few pounds. […]