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My libertarian beliefs have not always served me well. Like most people who hold strong ideological convictions, I find that, too often, my beliefs trump the scientific facts. Michael Shermer beliefconvictionfact Change image and share on social
In comparison, Google is brilliant because it uses an algorithm that ranks Web pages by the number of links to them, with those links themselves valued by the number of links to their page of origin. Michael Shermer algorithmbrilliantcomparison Change image and share on social
Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. Michael Shermer badbadlycelestial Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error. John Maeda anymorecreateerror Change image and share on social
When I start getting embroiled in heated debates and feeling stressed, I just turn everything off and disconnect from the world. I simply tell my colleagues and friends that I am not well and need to cancel all meetings for a day or more. I take it easy - go for a long hike, take a vacation somewhere, or just stay at home and read. Vivek Wadhwa cancelcolleagueday share on social