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Social surplus and the physics of participation

Check out this post by Mel Blake. It’s definitely interesting. Here’s an excerpt:

This is something that people in the media world don’t understand. Media in the 20th century was run as a single race–consumption. How much can we produce? How much can you consume? Can we produce more and […]

Social force

I don’t know who first used the phrase “social force” to describe power relationships in human society, but I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and tell them to cut the crap.
I’m in the middle of an attempt to piece together a reasonably cogent response to a question […]

Procrastination for science nerds

As I wrap up the 119th and 120th pages of the quarter this morning, I thought I’d point out a few interesting stories I’ve come across in the last few days of procrastination:
Faith in Physics
Are faith in science and confidence in data the same thing? You decide.
Culture and Evolution
Nicholas Wade uses genetics to show the […]