The Guardian has a really interesting story this week about the decline of the auto industry:
Latham says his students no longer see their cars as an essential expression; their Toyotas and Hondas are just vehicles. They boast of iPods or computer games, not their ‘wheels’.
‘They are like walking cyborgs with all these things attached to [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2006 by Lee
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I never knew I could be a compulsive shopper.
I do lots of things to deal with stress. I eat. I go for walks. I blog. But I had never known myself to be the type to go to the mall and shop. And I’m still not. But apparently when [...]

Posted on January 27th, 2006 by Lee
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Tyler Cowen over at Marginal Revolution has this to say about dieting:
I buy dark chocolate when I should not. But I buy for the immediate moment. I have no problem buying less than my impulsive self ideally might desire. I run out of the stuff quickly, even though when I run out part of me [...]

Posted on January 23rd, 2006 by Lee
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This has to be one of the most interesting studies I’ve seen in a long time: (from the Freakonomics blog)
There are many sterotypes associated with undergraduates at the University of Chicago. They are typically thought to be really smart, very overworked, and a bit odd.
Two U of C undergrads, using a data-driven approach worthy of [...]

Posted on January 22nd, 2006 by Lee
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…Giving your friend a ride to the airport at 8:00 the next morning.
Last night I was hanging out with some friends I haven’t seen in a while, doing the usual thing, full of beer, when my friend mentions that he’s going home tomorrow to see his father and that he should get to bed so [...]

Posted on January 21st, 2006 by Lee
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