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Fuck Nuance (2015)(crookedtimber.org)

25 points by bariumbitmap 1 day ago | 4 comments

Crooked Timber blog post by Kieran Healy introducing his ASA paper draft "Fuck Nuance" arguing against demands for nuance in sociological theory, with reader comments.

Don't Use a gmail.com Address(crookedtimber.org)

35 points by jruohonen 1 month ago | 18 comments

The End of US Democracy(crookedtimber.org)

6 points by hackyhacky 1 year ago | 2 comments

The symbol of earthly good, and the immediate object of toil(crookedtimber.org)

11 points by akkartik 1 year ago | 0 comments

The impossible predicament of the death newts(crookedtimber.org)

548 points by bdr 1 year ago | 179 comments

Crooked Timber blog post by Doug Muir explaining why the rough-skinned newt of the Pacific Northwest is so extraordinarily toxic.

Four Hidden Species of Portuguese Man-O'-War(crookedtimber.org)

110 points by akkartik 1 year ago | 32 comments

When Armor Met Lips(crookedtimber.org)

452 points by akkartik 2 years ago | 53 comments

A Crooked Timber essay by Doug Muir on early armored cephalopods like Plectronoceras and the evolutionary arrival of jawed predators with lips.

The Religion of the Engineers; and Hayek Its True Prophet(crookedtimber.org)

3 points by cratermoon 2 years ago | 1 comments

Silicon Valley's worldview is not just an ideology; it's a personality disorder(crookedtimber.org)

60 points by cratermoon 2 years ago | 27 comments