1. The most notable person in each area?
2. The French post office issues a scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp.
3. Skepticism about new and higher estimates of the costs of climate change. And here you are some critical comments from Matt Kahnmore about the lack of adjustment in individual behavior, as it is modeled.
4. Did people settle the Chesapeake earlier than we thought? “To top it all off, Lowery – who is affiliated with the Smithsonian but does much of his work independently – presents the results of his research. Parsons Island in a 260-page manuscript submitted online instead of a traditional peer-reviewed journal.”
5. “On a recent trip to Sephora, 11-year-old Lincoln Rivera asked his mother for a $125 Yves Saint Laurent eau de parfum atomizer.
He also covets the fragrances of Jean Paul Gaultier, whom he learned about in the animated film “Megamind,” and Paco Rabanne (some of whose cologne bottles are shaped like robots).
“I feel good about the way I smell,” said Lincoln, a fifth-grader in Westchester County, NY, whose sniff tests so far have been limited to deodorant. “But I could smell even better.” Here is a link to the NYT.
6. Group discussions rule the world.
7. Robin Hanson responds to the prediction markets.
8. A 1930’s take on what makes a good party.
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