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Links for February 2021
When it comes to consuming media on the internet, the Wadsworth Constant is your friend. You should have skipped the first clause of this paragraph. Maybe the second half of the paragraph really. You’ve probably heard of The Dyatlov Pass incident, where nine hikers died in the Ural Mountains under mysterious circumstances. Well, the mystery […]
Tricameral Legislatures
I. In a recent post, we argued that the US Senate is actually a pretty liberal institution, even when it happens to be controlled by conservatives, because it helps safeguard minority opinions against the majority. That said, there’s a lot to dislike about Congress. The big sticking point in our book is gridlock. If a […]
Investigation: Hypobaric Hypoxia Causes Body Weight Reduction by Lippl et al. (2010)
I. One of the mysterious aspects of obesity is that it is correlated with altitude. People tend to be leaner at high altitudes and fatter near sea level. Colorado is the highest-altitude US state and also the leanest, with an obesity rate of only 22%. In contrast, low-altitude Louisiana has an obesity rate of about […]
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