IQ tests have always bothered me. They claim to measure ‘general intelligence’. I think this is bullshit.

A Philosophical Approach to MOND is a new book by David Merritt. This is a major development in the both the science of cosmology and astrophysics, on the one hand, and the philosophy and history of science on the other. It should be required reading for anyone interested in any of these topics.

Here are the 5 blogs that I read frequently.

I take a break from political economy and talk computer science.

I revisit the productivity-income quagmire.

Predictive power in science isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.

I’ve gotten rid of ads on Economics from the Top Down

I recount the difficult lives of a few revolutionary scientists. And I discuss some career tips for doing revolutionary science in a hostile world.

Sometimes scientists fall victim to a base human instinct — the need to conform. When they do, we need revolutionary scientists to put science back on track.

When it comes to income, economists ask the wrong question. So they get the wrong answer.