It began when Roberts was a graduate student. First he had the clever idea of turning his personal problems into research subjects. Then he decided that he would use his own body as a laboratory. Thus did Roberts embark on one of the longest bouts of scientific self-experimentation known to man - not only poking, prodding and measuring himself more than might be wise but also rigorously recording every data point along the way.
Monday, September 12, 2005
How to experiment on yourself
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
The most sensible reaction to Katrina
We are getting very little benefit from all our security spending
Thursday, September 01, 2005
A Series About Wacky Terrorists
A TV show about a terrorist cell will probably never be made.
Ahmed, whose cover is a job as a bike messenger, falls in love with a neighborhood florist - who turns out to be Jewish - but can't get up the nerve to ask her out. "You're bright, you're funny, you're talented," Musab says, urging his comrade on. "Who made the best nail bomb in training camp? You did!"
Monday, August 29, 2005
Doh!
When you are on a holiday you don't really follow these kind of things," Neil Coffey, 35, a tourist from Britain, said Sunday as he stood in line to get into the Superdome. "We were surprised. We don't get hurricanes like this at home."
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Gossip is useful
Gossip is more subtle than is appears
"Infidelity will eventually catch up with you" "Cheerful people are not necessarily happy people" "Just because someone says they have pictures of something doesn't mean they do."
Monday, August 15, 2005
The exurbs
Why are people so scared? I blame the TV news.
In its most recent survey of Tampa home buyers, [the developer] asked people what they valued the most in their home and community. They wanted more space and a greater sense of security. Safety always ranks second, even in communities where there is virtually no crime.
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