Tag Archives: Social Studies
links for 2010-04-06: scrabble heresy, the behavioural sink
Escaping the Laboratory: the rodent experiments of John B. Calhoun & their cultural influence. – Free Online Library revisiting the behavioural sink (tags: social-studies rats John-Calhoun population density control) BBC News – Proper nouns come into play in Scrabble rule … more…
links for 2008-04-19: hot theory stash
Körotonomedya | pdf ar?ivi | Körotonomedya pdf Ar?ivi Stock up on theory, before they take it all away (tags: theory soc-studs library)
LSD History Comic
A telling of the history of lysergic acid diethylamine-25, better known as LSD or simply acid, in the form of a Jack Chick style comic tract, nicely done. Eventually, the generations of people who subliminally wonder for a moment whether … more…
links for 2008-02-17: Spot the Nazi, 1941
“Who goes Nazi?” by Dorothy Thompson (Harper’s Magazine) A sociological investigation from August, 1941 (via Heraclitean Fire) (tags: nazis social_studies heraclitean_fire harpers)
links for 2008-02-16: post-privacy
“Leaving no trace [of our daily lives] is nearly impossible.” | MetaFilter Privacy, a discussion of the near impossibility thereof. If you’re not anxious about it now, you will be… (tags: privacy anonymity Leviathan panopticon data_mining)
links for 2007-12-11: inshallah
The American Scholar – Inshallah – By Cullen Murphy “The phrase ‘inshallah,’ or ‘God willing,’ has permeated all ranks of the Army. When you talk to U.S. soldiers about the possible success of ‘the surge,’ you’d be surprised how many … more…
links for 2007-12-07: string vests, punch bags, robot violinist, henge tunneling, lyrical terrorist
eBay Seller: crystal passion dezigns ltd: Men’s Clothing, Men’s Accessories items on eBay.co.uk String vests not becoming historical garb, despite the Guardian’s daft story. I do not own a string vest, alas. (tags: string-vest ebay BBC daft) Store withdraws man-shaped … more…
links for 2007-11-21: is there a word
Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | A bitch for president Grauniad ponders the B word aVernon asks: Is there a word for a woman who supports a war in Iraq, supports civil war in Palestine…Lebanon…Afghanistan…Pakistan and mulls over starting … more…
Children of the Cold
In Argentina, a Museum Unveils a Long-Frozen Maiden – New York Times SALTA, Argentina — The maiden, the boy, the girl of lightning: they were three Inca children, entombed on a bleak and frigid mountaintop 500 years ago as a … more…