- More lies. The BoGlo has a quick & fluffy piece on the relevance of lie detection to modern-day struggles. On the verge of making an interesting statement, the article spends too much time bringing the presumably ignorant reader up to speed on the state of modern lie psychology (or whatever you want to call it). For more on lies, check out an earlier nmb post, Lies, All Lies. (BoGlo: “Liar, Liar,” by Christopher Shea [January 30, 2005])
- Are you the lucky 1? According to a recent Pew survey on search engine users, 92% of those who use search engines are confident about their searching abilities, yet only 38% are aware of the distinctions between paid and unpaid results. (via H20boro blog; Pew/Internet: Online Activities and Pursuits – Search Engine Users)
- The enigmatic dust mite.
Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy it is also unappealing to house dust mites thought to cause asthma and other allergies.
(BBC News: “Untidy beds may keep us healthy” [January 28, 2005])
- 2004 was Hot. The 4th warmest in recorded history, actually. Want to know what the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd warmest years were? 1998, 2002, and 2003. In unrelated news, Exxon Mobil posted the highest profits in its history, $25 billion. (NYT: “2004 Was Fourth-Warmest Year Ever Recorded,” by Andrew C. Revkin [February 10, 2005]; Guardian: “Exxon makes $25bn profit,” by David Teather [February 1, 2005])
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Posted by Ben on February 13, 2005
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