nofunnybusinessIt’s apparently not uncommon in China to send your kids to ruralia to live with the grandparents.

The Guardian argues that fans may be exerting too much influence over their favorite shows. It’s my fervent belief that comic books have been hurt immensely by focusing on fans.

A senate candidate wants to move the US capitol to Nebraska! I approve, although disagree with the rationale. Mostly.

According to Jim Russell, part of the Rust Belt’s perception problem is due to shoddy journalism.

A neurologist makes the claim that ADHD doesn’t exit.

Idaho is deprivatizing a prison.

The ranks of law enforcement are changing with rising levels of education to tackle an increasingly complex job.

In a strange battle in World War II, Americans, French, and Germans fought side-by-side.

Here’s a bunch of pictures of an abandoned theme park in Germany.

ESP has been debunked.

The Science Museum in London is featuring an exhibit on the history of psychology.

Here is the psychology of Winter Blues and Retail Therapy.

The Washington Post has 40 maps that explain the world. And 40 more


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6 Responses to Linkluster 2*4=8

  1. Sheila Tone says:

    The ADHD led me to something about oil drilling.

    Whenever people claim ADHD doesn’t exist, they either seem anti-science New Agey, or at least to have a philosophy that does not hold people should have to work. The “Do what you love …” hypocrites. I would like to stick them with Little Mr. Tone for a few weeks, homework and all, and see how they come out. But since it’s a neurologist, I’ll give it a chance.

    • trumwill says:

      Link fixed (here it is). His argument is that everything we call ADHD has a different underlying cause (sleep deprivation, for example).

      Expect a post on “Do What You Love” this week.

      • Mike Hunt Rice says:

        Lion has beaten you to it.

        Over there, I said that in Scott Adams latest book (the one I was reading when we met) he said that when he worked for a bank, he was told to NEVER lend money to someone who was “following his passion” trying to open a business.

        BTW, have you decided if you will be attending a certain basketball game?

        • trumwill says:

          My post is longer!

          It’s looking like there will be three of us from the Truman-Himmelreich clan. Still interested? If not, but everything goes according to plan otherwise, we could maybe do breakfast or something while I’m in town.

  2. Little Mr. Tone

    Wait, he’s of homework age now? Have I known you for that long?

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