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MCSAME

Posted in politics on Aug 26th, 2008 No Comments »


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WHEN FRUITS ARE VEGETABLES

Posted in cognitive psychology, economics, politics, psychology, social psychology on Aug 25th, 2008 No Comments »

A voter’s behavior at the polling place reduces to a decision. Hold that idea.
This is analogous to a shopper’s behavior. How much time does a shopper spend in deciding what tomato in a pile of tomatoes will provide the biggest payoff in return for their investment of “selection” time? Why is it that a given […]

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SEMIOTICS TO THE RESCUE

Posted in amerishamanica, web media on Aug 19th, 2008 No Comments »

If you don’t know who Harry Smith was it may be too late. This video is titled Boy - Am I in Trouble on youtube. But I would have retitled it, Semiotics to the Rescue.

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TOURIST GUIDANCE

Posted in teaching story on Aug 17th, 2008 No Comments »

Mullah Nasruddin went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and on the way he passed through Medina.
As he was walking by the main mosque there, a rather confused looking tourist approached him. “Excuse me sir,” said the tourist, “but you look like a native of these parts; can you tell me something about this mosque? It […]

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I AM NOT ATTACHED TO NOT FUTURE, PAST, OR NOW

Posted in teaching cartoons on Aug 2nd, 2008 No Comments »


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