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Literary Alzheimer's - Yet another example of how almost any subject can be studied scientifically. This time: authorship. Are statistically significant results from an analysis of vocabulary a smoking gun for dementia. BUY Invega ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION, Probably not, but it's still fascinating. I hope that more research like this can and will be done as more books are scanned.

Lithium in the Water Supply - I'm not sure "number of suicides" is the dependent variable on which I want to base a decision to add chemicals to my water. But an interesting idea nonetheless.

Lunar Legalism - Yes. Just, yes. This is awesome. We have an "Outer Space Treaty" and a "Moon Treaty", BUY Invega ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION. Why did I not know this. Forget IP Law, I'm going to specialize in Interstellar Law suckers. I'm going to be the Jefferson of the Milky Way.

Massively Collaborative Mathematics - Another great example of opening up big problems for attack by the discrete "spare cycles" of thousands of people. The old saying is that "people are smart, but groups are dumb." Plug a group into the Internet, and think again.

Social Networks As Foreign Policy - Lots of folks criticize social networks of all stripes as a waste of time: why put so much effort into keeping tabs on the digital profiles of others (and curating your own) when you could just talk to those people in person. BUY Invega ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION, I think as Americans we're biased because we have the leisure of freedom of association and freedom of gathering together, all without fear of being caught up in violence or oppression. Digital networks allow those who otherwise don't enjoy the social privileges we do to express themselves and to network with likeminded peers.

Subscription Artists - These things get me so excited. What I would like to see (maybe it exists already) is this model, except as investment in ideas. Instead of just funding an idea, you can actually invest in a "share" of it and reap some of the rewards. We wrote last year about a highly controversial and possibly fraudulent effort to do this with a novel, but I think there could be room for an SEC-approved approach. Some fear this will lead us back into the days of patronage, but I think that's shortsighted, BUY Invega ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION. What better way to fund the arts than by the fans?

Undead-Austen Mash-Ups - One more point for the commons. Seriously, though, how many more regular Jane Austen novels do you think were sold as a result of this mashup. I bet it was not insignificant, and I bet that sales of this book did not substitute for sales of regular old Pride and Predjudice.

Waste Tracking - Just a smart idea, all around. Though I think it would experience a lot of roadblocks to widespread adoption, I could see this easily being adopted out here in the Bay Area and slowly expanding to other communities. If I knew I might pick up some cash for my trash, I'd spend more time being thoughtful about my waste.

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At Davidson (where Taylor and I went for undergrad and both majored in political science), online buy Silagra without a prescription, Where to buy Silagra, there is a huge division among the department faculty on this point. Currently, every political science major is required to take "Methods and Statistics in Political Science, buy no prescription Silagra online, Silagra over the counter, " a course that is almost uniformly dreaded. "I'm majoring in a social science precisely because I suck at math", they complain. "When will I ever use this again?" The science and math wannabes that we are, comprar en línea Silagra, comprar Silagra baratos, Where can i find Silagra online, Taylor and I loved it, and ended up working with our professor one summer on a quantitative study of how congressmen shape their political messaging, where can i buy Silagra online. Japan, craiglist, ebay, overseas, paypal, The fear of the course stems mostly from a failure by the faculty to execute any kind of positive PR, because really, where can i order Silagra without prescription, Buy Silagra from canada, it's not that bad and not that hard. Anyone who is smart enough to get into Davidson can handle it. The first half of the course doesn't deal with a single number, formula, buy generic Silagra, Buy Silagra online no prescription, or regression model, but rather shows how to take a question of politics and attack it using the scientific method. Delineate the specific question, ordering Silagra online, Real brand Silagra online, form a hypothesis, decide what the variables are, Silagra gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release, Online buying Silagra hcl, and propose a way to run an experiment. Not hard, right? The second half is certainly more difficult because it delves into the quantitative realm using computer-aided regressions; but really, kjøpe Silagra på nett, köpa Silagra online, Purchase Silagra, it's nothing impossible and the professors are not only ready, but eager to help them understand and succeed, order Silagra no prescription. Buy Silagra online cod, In an article called "The Lamentable State of Science Education in Political Science" (sorry, I can't find a free version online besides on the Davidson course page *cough* first linked reading *cough*), Kim Hill from Texas A&M University asserts that research political scientists

seek scientific explanations for observable, canada, mexico, india, Buy Silagra without a prescription, natural phenomena. [...] Ours is inherently a natural science - with no concern for supernatural, paranormal, or otherwise other-worldly matters. Any college graduate today who does not understand the scientific character of the social sciences is as ignorant as one who confuses astronomy and astrology or chemistry and alchemy.

She further notes that it is widely accepted that, as a relatively young discipline, political science is "essentially identical to the mature physical sciences at equivalent stages in their development." Indeed, "it is the rare major policy decision of the U.S, BUY Silagra ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION. government, purchase Silagra online, Buy cheap Silagra, General Motors, the Ford Foundation, Silagra price, coupon, Where to buy Silagra, or any other comparable entity that is made without notable recourse to social science argument and evidence." Hill soberly laments that "ours is the only scientific discipline I know that essentially fails to educate its undergraduate students in its primary concerns. [...] Indeed, purchase Silagra online no prescription, Order Silagra online c.o.d, they are as skeptical about that matter when they graduate as when they matriculate."

The seeds of this skepticism are fairly obvious and wholly understandable. Studying human behavior and systems is inherently unpredictable. It is seemingly impossible to control precisely for variables, and difficult to measure results or even come up with the right units of measurement. The laboratory of political science is the whole world and its recorded history; experiments can be costly, where to buy Silagra, Order Silagra from United States pharmacy, time consuming, and sometimes one-and-you're-done opportunities (we can't recreate the 2004 U.S, Silagra gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release. Online buy Silagra without a prescription, presidential election to measure "that one thing we forgot to measure"). And perhaps most interestingly, the subjects of scientific political study are.., Silagra for sale. us. And not only our decisions, but often our preferences, our passions, and our opinions. These things are flimsy, indefinite, and trigger our biases. Studying politics scientifically and objectively requires a temporary suspension of our beliefs. BUY Silagra ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION, By no means do I argue that any study of politics is or should be scientific. It is entirely possible to study politics in other ways (and indeed, I'd argue that a considerable portion of political science courses are not really political science courses). Perhaps this is why many colleges and universities call the major "government" or "politics". There's nothing wrong with this at all. My argument, rather, is that almost anything can be studied scientifically. Literature. Art. Music. Basketball. History. Cooking. I'm not arguing that political science is a robust scientific discipline that has a great track record of discovering any kind of Truth, or any consistently verifiable Law of Human Behavior. But sciences are not defined by the number or importance of the truths they elicit. Science is not a conclusion. Science is an approach.

Problem. Hypothesis. Variables. Experiments. Results. Conclusion. Boom, you're done. Your results don't have to prove your hypothesis true -- they rarely do. Your experiment could have been a complete failure -- you forgot to control for an important variable; you discovered you were asking the wrong question; you realize that you cannot extrapolate anything from your data; etc. So what? Happens in chemistry labs around the world every single day. You haven't failed to apply science. You've learned something. You plug the holes, change your models, and you try again.

The newest issue of Wired -- guest edited by J.J. Abrams and dedicated to the idea of "mystery" -- leads with an excellent piece by Brian Greene, a physicist and author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos. Greene writes (sorry, it's not online yet...):

To the vast majority, science is solely about answers -- the material that's sandwiched between the covers of their textbooks. It's understandable. For the most part, we teach science as if it were a technical trade: Learn these facts about cells. Memorize these equations describing motion. Balance these reactions that underlie oxidation. And then demonstrate competence by passing an exam. With this lopsided focus on the end points of research, the scientific explorations themselves receive the most minimal attention.

But science is the journey. Science is about immersing ourselves in piercing uncertainty while struggling with the deepest of mysteries. It is the ultimate adventure. [...] Einstein captured it best when he wrote, "the years of anxious searching in the dark for a truth that one feels but cannot express." That's what science is about"

Who would dare preclude the social sciences from this quest? What nobler or more righteous use of the scientific method than to better understand humans, how we interact with each other politically, how we construct our institutions, how we achieve efficiencies and better serve our societies' needs... or how we manipulate these systems to exploit others and consolidate absolute power? In these times of partisan polarization, global poverty and hunger, financial uncertainty, and environmental meltdown, we need every model of analysis we can get our hands on.

And now, a word from Randy Newman:

Political Science - Randy Newm...

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2. Appoint your Chief Technology Officer already!

Seriously, buying Atrovent online over the counter, Mr. President. I don't know if I should be happy that you're giving the choice for Chief Technology Officer BUY Atrovent ONLINE NO PRESCRIPTION, so much thought, and that there are so many splendid candidates for the job, that you're already a week into your new job and haven't made a decision yet... or if I should be concerned because you're stalling. It would be nice to have an update.

Appointing a CTO will let you hand this whole transparency and openness portfolio over to someone else. You've got enough on your plate, man. Once you've made your choice, this new member of your administration can start putting the pieces in place for a government that communicates more effectively internally and externally.

3. In collaboration with your new CTO, revisit the Presidential Records Act of 1978.

You've already issued an Executive Order rolling back a previous change by former President Bush. Why not let your CTO and his staff take a crack at crafting an amended act that joins us here in the 21st century? Bring in the intelligence agencies, the Justice Department, Congress, think tanks, and other stakeholders to strike the right balance between security and ethics on one hand, and openness and flexibility on the other. Do everything you can to let your staff use cutting edge technologies to communicate and collaborate with each other, and with the people.

4. Modernize the electric grid and expand broadband access.

As you mentioned in your inaugural address, we need bold initiatives for the modernization of the electric grid and the expansion of broadband access. Not only will this stimulate economic growth (both in the building out of the resources and in the eventual use of them by businesses and consumers), but it will also give people in rural and other areas without good web access now a way to connect to the new "connected" government resources that your CTO will be rolling out.

5. Go further with WhiteHouse.gov.

The new WhiteHouse.gov site is, in a word, gorgeous. I love the design, the Weekly Address via YouTube, the blog... all of it. You've really outdone yourself. Now outdo yourself again. At techPresident, Tom Watson thinks you could do a better job of posting content faster, and David Weinberger wants to make sure your blog avoids the stuffy PR tone and instead becomes a forum for citizen participation. If this is really our White House, as you said it would be during the campaign, then give us a way to really connect. Maybe take a cue from the State Department?

Meg Roberts makes the excellent point that the government officials already "using" social tools don't really get it yet. They're using it to broadcast a one-way stream of noise. It's not surprising; I can easily see how older people see the Internet as just another channel of the "bully pulpit". When FDR sat down for his fireside chats over the radio, it brought the President closer to the people than ever. The web is different. It enables a conversation. It enables feedback.

This isn't some touchy feely point I'm getting at. If you had a way to see what people were saying, to see what they needed to make them happier, to see what they weren't understanding about your policies... how could you not seize upon that? Isn't that the ultimate political tool? The "Open for Questions" initiative on your transition website was an excellent start. As we say at Google, "launch and iterate." You've launched. Now iterate.

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