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Assorted links
1. The earthquake that is Germany, Germany is recovering and sustainably
2. The corporate book event is growing
3. Does radio play hurt record sales? Stan Liebowitz says yes
4. Steven Pinker's list of dangerous ideas
5. Are bonobos really sweet and playful?
Posted by Tyler Cowen on July 24, 2007 at 01:17 PM in Web/Tech | Permalink
Comments
Re the dangerous ideas: I'd say a bit more than half are true.
How could anyone be "appalled?" Or have his blood pressure rise. Actually, I am appalled that these ideas could be regarded as outside the pale.
Posted by: paul at Jul 24, 2007 1:29:54 PM
There is some early, largely anecdotal evidence that Germany's very low birth rate may finally be starting to rise.
Posted by: Peter at Jul 24, 2007 3:01:41 PM
paul, i'm appalled by the number of ridiculous generalizations in Pinker's questions. IMHO asking questions about "women on average", "African Americans vs whites", or "religions" as a whole just promotes sloppy thinking.
If you want a dangerous idea, try Seth Roberts' radically individualist approach to research. Genetic and neural research is going to lead to more emphasis on individual characteristics, not less.
Posted by: DK at Jul 24, 2007 8:57:09 PM
IMHO asking questions about "women on average", "African Americans vs whites", or "religions" as a whole just promotes sloppy thinking.
Only in those who don't understand statistics. Unfortunately, that's a lot of people. (Five out of four?)
Posted by: Nick Tarleton at Jul 24, 2007 10:00:48 PM
Just a casual observation: in the bonobo article, a female researcher found chimp males violent; and then a bunch of male researchers found bonobo females violent.
Posted by: Yan Li at Jul 25, 2007 10:00:12 AM
Doesn't surprise me that radio doesn't equal album sales. Who wants to listen to something 100 times in a month? Maybe if the radio play wasn't selected by the Big Four. I dunno, perhaps a different model for ownership and revenue streams would help artists. We will be unveiling one this fall.
Posted by: Cannon at Jul 28, 2007 10:31:53 PM
Doesn't surprise me that radio doesn't equal album sales. Who wants to listen to something 100 times in a month? Maybe if the radio play wasn't selected by the Big Four. I dunno, perhaps a different model for ownership and revenue streams would help artists. We will be unveiling one this fall.
Posted by: Cannon at Jul 28, 2007 10:32:58 PM
