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Deflating the myth of rational choice, Jonah Lehrer’s How We Decide runs through the research about decision-making and decisions, and comes out with the perhaps refreshing news that we go with our gut feelings most of the time. Depending on the type of decision we’re making, that emotional tilt may be helpful — or even [...]

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Update: Netflix reversed the decision, and is keeping Profiles. Good news!
Important starting point for this post: I’m a Netflix customer since November 2000, nearly eight years. Netflix celebrated its 10th anniversary two months ago.
Wednesday’s email announcing the September 1 demise of Profiles landed with a thud, in this household and far beyond. Separate queues and [...]

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I’m not very musically inclined, so I know I don’t listen carefully. I’m afraid I would have been one of the 1,000 people who walked right by one of the world’s best violinists playing in the Washington DC metro during rush hour without hesitating.
Fascinating story, enlivened by video of some of the telling moments. [Via [...]

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