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In which scenario would you be more likely to die next year? (A) You move to the inner city of a large urban area such as Chicago. (B) You move to a suburb. Explain your answer.

This week Sydney and I have had a number of opportunities to marvel at how different our kids are, at least thus far in their lives.  She has always had a rather suspicious, dark-eyed stare; he looks out at the … Continue reading →

Nathaniel is continuing the craziness that started up a few weeks ago and hasn’t let up since: frequent crying spells, particularly in the middle of the night, waking sometimes just 15 minutes after being put down for a nap (or … Continue reading →

If you spend a significant amount of time online, then you really ought to watch this: http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html

“Take as long as you want on your revisions–until June, if you want to!”  So say my advisors during my final exam. As I heard that I thought, “I bet that that will cost me.”  Sure enough, if I took … Continue reading →

As you might have guessed, the kids and I made it home just fine on Friday.  We’ve been having some quiet family time over the weekend, and then we plan to get back into our normal routines tomorrow. Both kids … Continue reading →

I’m trying not to have a sense of doom about our flight back to England this evening.  Nathaniel has some tummy trouble that has had him up and yelling and fussing for long stretches over the last few days–particularly in … Continue reading →

Erin

My brother, Adam, and I took Katherine to a nearby play center the other day.  Adam and I both carried cameras (and, as you can see below, we took pictures all while she played), but most of the pictures still … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting paper by researchers who modelled the behaviour of a two-party or coalition parliament and showed that such a parliament is most effective (in terms of number of laws passed and social welfare achieved) if a certain proportion … Continue reading →