Gordon Pennycook, Jonathan A. Fugelsang, and Derek J. Koehler (Waterloo): Everyday Consequences of Analytic Thinking. Saifedean Ammous (LAU): Economics beyond Financial Intermediation: Digital Currencies’ Possibilities for Growth, Poverty Alleviation, and International Development. It’s 2015 — you’d think we’d have figured out how to measure web traffic by now. Marketers thought the Web would allow perfectly targeted ads — hasn’t worked out that way. Farhad Manjoo on ad blockers and the nuisance at the heart of the modern web (and more and more). From New York, guess what? Americans love Planned Parenthood; and Ann Friedman: “The assault on Planned Parenthood is getting personal for me”. Ron Stodghill on what Dr. Dre and the Koch Brothers have in common. Jeff Spross on why Carly Fiorina’s business experience doesn't matter. David Corn on Ben Carson’s love affair with “nutjob” conspiracy theorist W. Cleon Skousen. Jeffrey Beall on article spinning, a plagiarism technique for the 21st century.
