Here's some good reading for you to start your weekend. Science-related stuff first:
They Tried to Outsmart Wall Street
The next evolutionary step for evo psych
Other:
Our Cognitive Dissonance on Both Hiring, and Firing, Teachers En Masse
If Private Insurance Is So Much More Efficient & Cost-Effective, Why Does It Cost More?
Giving Excessive Self-Regard a Bad Name - (or John Galt, Esq.)
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