Archive for August 15th, 2008
Drug War atrocities
Friday, August 15th, 2008Radley Balko blagged about Charlie Lynch, a Californian who smoked marijuana for medicinal purposes, which is now legal in California, but who was arrested anyway by federal thugs and now faces 100 years in prison for violating federal laws. Please read his post; it's short. I can't add much to ...
The behavioral psychology of lotteries
Friday, August 15th, 2008In the August 15, 2008 issue of Science, in the Editors' Choice section of the journal, highlighting recent scientific articles the editors of Science found interesting, a study on the psychology underlying socioeconomic trends in lottery-playing was summarized: ... The low chances of winning life-style-altering prizes are prominently posted, yet many ...