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FOOTBALL PLAYERS DELIBERATELY CAUSING CONCUSSIONS?
FOOTBALL PLAYERS DELIBERATELY CAUSING CONCUSSIONS? I have posted several times about the dangers of concussions in football (see this post asking whether the NFL is serious about reducing concussions). Benjamin Wallace-Wells has a post on the New York magazine web … Continue reading
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A KIPLING LIMERICK.
A KIPLING LIMERICK. I have posted on limericks and how I think that light verse is an important branch of poetry. Today is the middle of January, and there is playoff game scheduled on the Frozen Tundra in Green Bay. … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Literature, Sports
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WHEN ARE SUNK COSTS SUNK?
WHEN ARE SUNK COSTS SUNK? Although the article by Baliga and Ely presents its arguments as an exception to the long-established rule that it is rational to treat sunk costs as by-gones, I think it is easier to view the … Continue reading
WHY SUNK COSTS SHOULD BE IGNORED.
WHY SUNK COSTS SHOULD BE IGNORED. Kids, you have probably encountered the the economic argument that it is a fallacy to take sunk costs into consideration in making a decision (“sunk costs” are defined in this wikipedia article as “retrospective … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Economics, Politics, Sports
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MY FAVORITE HOAX.
MY FAVORITE HOAX. This hoax was sent me by a friend who is a very astute authority on baseball. I wish I had been taken in by it.
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TYLER DURDEN IS NOT A HOAX (COMMENT).
TYLER DURDEN IS NOT A HOAX (COMMENT). Dick Weisfelder and Nick picked up on the link in my post on rehypothecation to a post by Tyler Durden, whose picture on the blog looks like Brad Pitt. I completely missed that … Continue reading
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BASKETBALL ALL STARS—DOES DEFENSE MATTER?
BASKETBALL ALL STARS—DOES DEFENSE MATTER? I posted here five years ago asking how important defense is in basketball; one would think that it is equally as important as offense. Kevin Clark has an article in the Wall Street Journal (December … Continue reading
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TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER.
TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER. I posted here on twins in sports and speculated that twins seem to have done better in basketball because it is a sport that you can practice one on one. Dick Weisfelder sent me this … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Football, Sports, Uncategorized
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WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER?
WERE LEATHER HELMETS BETTER? I have posted a number of times on the use of the head by football players in making tackles. I began with this post which said that: “With better football helmets, the use of the head … Continue reading
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WHY YOU CAN’T SEE THE WHOLE FOOTBALL GAME.
WHY YOU CAN’T SEE THE WHOLE FOOTBALL GAME. Reed Albergotti explains why the National Football League will not let fans see the All 22 version of the game, even after the game is over: they do not want to open … Continue reading
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