Monthly Archives: July 2006

Asocial. A-social-disease!

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Dave Gottlieb

Dice is fond of pointing out how pets are social parasites, and people who think they have a special emotional connection with their pets are deluded. The obvious rejoinder is that pets are just like people in this respect. In … Continue reading →

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Deerhoof are Tarun’s favorite band

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Dave Gottlieb

According to Alan, Deerhoof is Tarun‘s favorite band. This constitutes a recommendation of the highest order; as soon as I found out, I had to see what the fuss was about. Well, it turns out you can get a big … Continue reading →

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How seriously does Gilbert take the self-reporting issue?

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Dave Gottlieb

So after posting yesterday, I found “Stumbling on happiness” at Barnes & Noble and read about a quarter of it (I didn’t want to buy another copy — I’d already got one for my mom — or I would’ve taken … Continue reading →

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Happy Happy Research

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Dave Gottlieb

Happiness research seems to be enjoying a surge of popularity lately, and it’s interesting stuff. But weirdly all of the results I see reported seem to include (what seems to me) a big, dubious assumption: that people’s self-reported happiness levels … Continue reading →

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