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2011-Apr-28textstream: Thoughts on Goetz's Decision Tree
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blog.gerstein.info/2011/04/thoughts-on-goetzs-decision-tree.html
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2010-Dec-26textstream: Thoughts on Roll's Volumetrics Eating Plan [[* Volumetrics0mg *]]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/12/thoughts-on-rolls-volumetrics-eating.html
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2010-Dec-26textstream: Thoughts on Venter's "A Life Decoded" [[* lifedecode0mg *]]
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2010-Nov-15textstream: Thoughts on Malkiel & Ellis's Elements of Investing [[* malkiel0mg *]]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/11/thoughts-on-malkiel-elliss-elements-of.html
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2010-Sep-27textstream: Some thoughts on Levitt & Dubner's SuperFreakonomics [freak0mg]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/09/some-thoughts-on-levitt-dubner.html
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2010-Sep-19textstream: Thoughts on The Demon Under the Microscope by Thomas Hager [demon0mg]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/09/thoughts-on-demon-under-microscope-from.html
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2010-Sep-19textstream: Thoughts on The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan [omni0mg]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/09/thoughts-on-omnivores-dilemma-natural.html
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2010-Sep-19textstream: Thoughts on Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life, by Steven Johnson [mindopen0mg]
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2010-Sep-06textstream: Thoughts on Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (by Chip Heath & Dan Heath) [[* stick0mg *]]
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blog.gerstein.info/2010/09/two-stories-kidney-stolen-sticky-urban.html
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2010-Jan-31Amazon.com: Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (9780140143454): Michael Lewis: Books
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www.amazon.com/Liars-Poker-Rising-Through-Wreckage/dp/0140143459
[[* Good read but not much to remember. Some points that I thought interesting: Junk bonds trade more like equity than normal bonds but not are initially subject to same insider trading laws as stocks. Bankers use curses as nouns, adjectives, and verbs -- against the random hovering trainee. *]]
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2010-Jan-22Amazon.com: Statistics For The Terrified (4th Edition) (9780131930117): Gerald Kranzler, Janet Moursund, John H. Kranzler: Books
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www.amazon.com/Statistics-Terrified-4th-Gerald-Kranzler/dp/0131930117
[[* good for remedial teaching *]]
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2009-Oct-23Amazon.com: The Numerati (9780618784608): Stephen Baker: Books
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www.amazon.com/Numerati-Stephen-Baker/dp/0618784608
[[* somethings to remember... Dantzig inventor of simplex; the "shop genome"; microsoft researcher on "HIV & spam"; Track movements at conf by RFID badge; marketing terms: "barnacles and buckets"; Politics: cats v dog as proxy for how one will vote, dem. v. rep.; FPs in different contexts: terrorists, marketing, casinos; health monitoring at Intel Res.; Fistula in cow stomach for monitoring; how to get out of the bathroom w. a skimpy towel: Over head; Wife and husband on chemistry.com *]]
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2009-Sep-07Amazon.com: Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters (9781401323042): Bill Tancer: Books
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www.amazon.com/dp/1401323049?tag=billtancercom-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1401323049&adid=038CEZ2CY5M5ZGFZ5RW8&
[[* Some random things that I thought interesting: many claritas market segments of us population (incl. young t2, s3, digerati, Money & Brains, &c); arbitrage v prediction; Tila Tequila as a key force driving soc. networks. v. Dunbar's numb. (150); "I love data" & "Data is the new black" ; 80-20 v 90-9-1 ; celeb. sites get more traffic than many others (rel., politics, health, &c) but difference betw. male & female celeb. searches; a reason for spam: blue pill costs $2 to make but $35 to buy *]]
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2009-Aug-31Amazon.com: The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Night's Sleep (9780440509011): William C. Dement, Christopher Vaughan: Books
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www.amazon.com/Promise-Sleep-Medicine-Connection-Happiness/dp/0440509017
[[* problem of apnea + reptiles don't sleep ! *]]
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2009-May-03Amazon.com: The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution: Sean Carroll: Books
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www.amazon.com/Making-Fittest-Ultimate-Forensic-Evolution/dp/0393330516
[[* mention of pseudogenes, color vision in monkeys; loss of globin in fish, the vision and anatomy of fish....
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2009-May-03Amazon.com: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals: Michael Pollan: Books
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www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583
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2009-May-03Amazon.com: Mood Management (Medical Information): Monique Dull: Books
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www.amazon.com/Mood-Management-Medical-Information-Monique/dp/066019676X
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2009-Apr-18Amazon.com: Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA: Tim Weiner: Books
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www.amazon.com/Legacy-Ashes-History-Tim-Weiner/dp/038551445X
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2009-Apr-18Amazon.com: The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World: Steven Johnson: Books
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www.amazon.com/Ghost-Map-Londons-Terrifying-Epidemic/dp/1594482691/
[[* Mentions voronoi analysis of the famous map, showing protrusions; The "Lewis baby" was the index case *]]
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2008-Nov-18Athens - The Monuments Now and Then - aNobii
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www.anobii.com/books/Athens_-_The_Monuments_Now_and_Then/9789608363274/01793c3d9d164906dd/
[[* "The history of the city's buildings and most important monuments with reconstructions depicting how what we see now looked then." *]]
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2008-Mar-02Amazon.com: Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart: Ian Ayres: Books
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www.amazon.com/Super-Crunchers-Thinking-Numbers-Smart/dp/0553805401
[[* see textstream link for comments *]]
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2007-Dec-25Bomb Squad
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[[* Some questions: White devil “backscatter X-ray vans": Are they dangerous? What is the clearance needed to report about CICs and the like? Protestors sprinkling nitrate to create false alarms -- what can be done about this? *]]
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2007-Nov-29Amazon.com: The Harvard Medical School Guide To Taking Control Of Asthma: Books: Christopher H. Fanta,Lynda M. Cristiano,Kenan Haver
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www.amazon.com/Harvard-Medical-School-Taking-Control/dp/0743224787
by Christopher H. Fanta (Author), Lynda M. Cristiano (Author), Kenan Haver (Author) "THE EXPERIENCE OF ASTHMA varies greatly among people who have asthma, mainly because of its variable severity..."
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life: Books: Edward Dr Hallowell
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www.amazon.com/CrazyBusy-Overstretched-Overbooked-Strategies-Fast-Paced/dp/0345482441/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-5693203-7696610?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194283701&sr=1-1
CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap! Strategies for Handling Your Fast-Paced Life (Paperback) by Edward Dr Hallowell (Author)
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors: Books: Ann Gibbons
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www.amazon.com/First-Human-Discover-Earliest-Ancestors/dp/140007696X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5693203-7696610?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194283640&sr=1-1
The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors (Paperback) by Ann Gibbons (Author)
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: The Wisdom of Crowds: Books: James Surowiecki
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www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Crowds-James-Surowiecki/dp/0385721706/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5693203-7696610?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194283574&sr=1-1
The Wisdom of Crowds (Paperback) by James Surowiecki (Author) "One day in the fall of 1906, the British scientist Francis Galton left his home in the town of Plymouth and headed for a country..." (more) Key Phrases: bowling stocks, foam strike, marginal t
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance: Books: Barack Obama
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback) by Barack Obama (Author)
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol: Books: Mason W. Freeman,Christine E. Junge
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The Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol (Paperback) by Mason W. Freeman (Author), Christine E. Junge (Author) "High cholesterol is a serious health problem that affects about fifty million Americans..." (more) Key Phrases: bile acid
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History: Books: Peter Maas,Peter Mass
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www.amazon.com/Terrible-Hours-Greatest-Submarine-History/dp/B000HWYXVS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-5693203-7696610?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194283010&sr=1-1
The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History [BARGAIN PRICE] (Paperback) by Peter Maas (Author), Peter Mass (Author) "It was a Tuesday, May 23, 1939..." (more) Key Phrases: control pontoons, salvage staff, rescue chamber, Swede Momsen, New
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2007-Nov-05Amazon.com: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York: Books: Robert A. Caro
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www.amazon.com/Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Fall/dp/0394720245
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2007-Sep-30Amazon.com: Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything: Books: Don Tapscott,Anthony D. Williams,Alan Sklar
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2007-Aug-09The Cathedral and the Bazaar
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