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thomascolthurst) wrote2010-01-08 05:50 pm
thomascolthurst) wrote2010-01-08 05:50 pm
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* A map with each country's area proportional to the number of languages it has produced.
* Great article from The Nation on China: "The dark side of Chongqing is the triumph of Robert Moses's vision over that of Jane Jacobs"
* New Scientist article on the "Rationality Quotient": "regardless of differences in intelligence, those who displayed better rational-thinking skills suffered significantly fewer negative events in their lives".
* "Invisible Hook" author Peter Leeson on why Medieval ordeals were a better idea than you might have thought.
* What percentage of 7-footers play basketball?
* The filled Alexander horned sphere can be used for a monohedral tiling of R^3.
* Great article from The Nation on China: "The dark side of Chongqing is the triumph of Robert Moses's vision over that of Jane Jacobs"
* New Scientist article on the "Rationality Quotient": "regardless of differences in intelligence, those who displayed better rational-thinking skills suffered significantly fewer negative events in their lives".
* "Invisible Hook" author Peter Leeson on why Medieval ordeals were a better idea than you might have thought.
* What percentage of 7-footers play basketball?
* The filled Alexander horned sphere can be used for a monohedral tiling of R^3.