Beiträge vom Dezember, 2011

small thoughts 2011-12-25 (my week in twitter)

Sonntag, 25. Dezember 2011 7:59

  • Europäischer Gerichtshof: CO2-Emissionsscheine für alle Flüge in und aus der EU — auch ausländischer Unternehmen http://t.co/bIdfAOjO #
  • Evolution of menstruation: fetal invasiveness. Most mammals don’t menstruate! http://t.co/p6NAKo0X Interesting abortion PS #
  • After admiring graffiti in Sao Paulo and Rio (will blog pictures) I’m very impressed with this street art compilation http://t.co/wEMiCYlE #

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small thoughts 2011-12-18 (my week in twitter)

Sonntag, 18. Dezember 2011 7:59

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small thoughts 2011-12-11 (my week in twitter)

Sonntag, 11. Dezember 2011 7:59

  • If you thought England is laughing about the Euro crisis: They will loose whatever the outcome for the Euro will be http://t.co/swNTPVI1 #
  • Obama takes up 99% / Occupy Wall Street message http://t.co/l0pdIhsJ Quite certainly good for the movement, but needs to go further #
  • Calvin and Hobbes — Dad Explains Science collection. Last one is my all-time favorite http://t.co/MTZtPXKe Oh joys of parenting and science! #
  • God save America — a frank & clear assessment of Republican candidates http://t.co/A0uunScZ (SPIEGEL english, recommended by many friends) #
  • Big Bang Theory vs. the Algorithm of dating http://t.co/OdEFHcbG Pre-selection in matchmaking services impoverishes our relationships #
  • Top 10 untranslatable relationship words http://t.co/tcjvEhZi rich language makes richness of experience #psychology #constructivism #
  • Two thirds of psychologists report using bad research practice, one third has doubts about integrity of their own work http://t.co/CNEuTlof #
  • #travelinsight 79: Portuguese must be the only language in the world where native speakers learn to conjugate their verbs in school… #

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small thoughts 2011-12-04 (my week in twitter)

Sonntag, 4. Dezember 2011 7:59

  • Look at the center for 20 sec and never trust your eyes again http://t.co/zP6DGLM3 scariest optical illusion (http://t.co/vZGyDxmj) #
  • More „gaslighting“: Manipulating people’s (emotional) reality and silencing them http://t.co/8PSxfws3 Must-read for women and men! #feminism #
  • Gummibärchen sind nicht gut für die Gelenke, plus Wissenswertes über Verdauung von Eiweißen allgemein http://t.co/VeQ8bfh9 #ZEIT #Stimmts #
  • Political internet art: the pepper-spraying cop http://t.co/hJL08QZG I wish I could be more optimistic about how many people that reaches #
  • Fighting for atheism is not about atheists‘ rights — difference between identity (e.g. gay) and idea movements http://t.co/qnBqKeRT (#vegan) #
  • No-fault divorce laws make especially women happier, and don’t increase divorce rate http://t.co/yQqpZHMx And: opt-in „covenant marriage“ #
  • US vs International Time Magazine covers http://t.co/DoddGv1h Bible and anxiety instead of politics. US friends see what you are missing! #
  • Egypt imports tons of tear gas from US, Egyptian port officials refuse to sign for the shipment http://t.co/1VlaPOxx I wish it had worked! #
  • Freiheitsindex Deutschland — abstrakte Freiheit schätzen und konkret Verbote wollen http://t.co/rvesWd5t Oh je. #
  • Linksextrem = Rechtsextrem? http://t.co/T1YBhjkY Gefährliches konservatives Dogma, das Kampf gegen echten Extremismus erschwert #ZEIT #
  • Geschichte deutscher Entwicklungspolitik. Mit kurzen Lichtblicken schockierend http://t.co/uAFed6xZ Eine Erklärung für fehlenden Fortschritt #

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Supermarkets, Free Markets and why the Evolution Analogy fails

Freitag, 2. Dezember 2011 23:31

The Guardian has a very informative article on how supermarkets have taken over the country (in this case of course the UK), virtually wiping out small shops and changing communities for the worse. Some of the numbers:

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