A forthcoming research article (PDF) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports some pretty convincing evidence of gender bias even in the university science departments. Quoting from the abstract, … In a randomized double-blind study (n = … Continue reading
According to Conan O’Brien, “Gangnam Style” is poised to surpass “Call Me, Maybe” on YouTube as the song most likely to rouse Cthulhu from his ancient slumber. by … Continue reading
A recent Bloomberg survey (conducted September 21-24) suggests that Mitt Romney’s approval rating trails that of former President George W. Bush. More specifically, only 43 percent of survey respondents said they have a favorable a opinion of Romney versus 50 … Continue reading
In an independent political Internet video sponsored by the Jewish Council for Education and Research (!), Samuel L. Jackson urges political activists to get serious about re-electing Obama. Partisan, over the top, and something like what you’d expect if Samuel … Continue reading
Amusing bit from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show featuring a surprise guest (two Stewarts, no waiting): The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook In quasi-related news, even captains of the … Continue reading
For some time now some on the political right have been complaining that under current law nearly half of the U.S. population pay no federal income tax. But this assertion is at best very misleading. Of course, as you already … Continue reading
This morning on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition veteran correspondant Don Gonyea managed to screw up a basic, key piece of information in his campaign report from Nevada. About a minute and seven seconds in he referred to “the 47 … Continue reading
Unless you’ve been off-planet for a while, you know that a video has recently surfaced of Mitt Romney telling a group of wealthy campaign contributors that nearly half of Americans are deadbeats, saying for example, “Forty-seven percent of Americans pay … Continue reading
For a while now there’s been a genre of YouTube videos that involves taking Hitler’s angry rant from the film Downfall and adding subtitles or otherwise mucking with it for comic effect. Hence we’ve seen Hitler react angrily to everything … Continue reading
For much of this year we’ve been hearing that 47% of U.S. residents get away with paying no federal income tax. More precisely, that was the fraction of households with no net income tax liability in the year 2009, when … Continue reading