What I’m Reading, Saturday, September 22, 2012

Politics

• The National Memo » What’s The Matter With White People?

Science

• And this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes are … « Skeptical Science

Good Advice

• Only Read Negative Reviews | William M. Briggs
  

  Best statistical advice: Do not read “5-star” reviews, glowing recommendations, or positive plugs. Go straight to the sourpusses, the rants, and the ravings. If you already want the thing, the thumbs ups tell you what you already believe, but the thumbs downs tell you something new. Plus, the positives are often fakes, frauds, or fleshed-out flimflam filed by PR flacks.—