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Tag Archives: security
Risk, Overreaction, and Control
How many people died because of the September 11 attacks? The answer depends on what you are trying to measure. The official estimate is around 3,000 deaths as a direct result of hijacked aircraft and at the World Trade Center, … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, books, crime, culture, data, economics, elections, ethical statistics, explanation, foreign policy, history, international relations, nerd, political science, politics, psychology, reading, science, security, statistics, terrorism, traffic, transportation, violence, war
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Kurds and Statelessness
Last week one of my academic heroes, James C. Scott, came to Duke to give two talks. The first was a lunchtime discussion of his recent book, Two Cheers for Anarchism. The second was a lecture elaborating on The Art … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, culture, foreign policy, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Kurdistan, Kurds, leadership removal, Middle East, political science, politics, research, security, Syria, Turkey, violence, war
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Hackers vs. Diplomats
Katherine Maher’s Foreign Policy piece got a lot of (deserved) attention last week. If the topic interests you, go read the whole thing. I’ll highlight the parts that are most relevant to our recent conversations on internet politics. On the … Continue reading
The German Tank Problem
A few weeks ago I was talking with Kieran Healy about the impact the Second World War had on social science research. Specifically we discussed Machine Dreams and Keep from All Thoughtful Men. The conversation became less esoteric more interesting when he … Continue reading
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Tagged data, economics, education, ethical statistics, foreign policy, fun, history, how-to, international relations, nerd, political science, politics, research, security, statistics, violence, war
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The Economist on Internet Politics
On Monday I gave a round-up of my posts on internet politics over the past year or so. Recently The Economist wrote a similar review. It is worth reading in full if this topic interests you. In this post we … Continue reading
Internet Politics Round-Up
2012 was a busy year for followers of internet politics. The SOPA controversy began in late 2011, and really picked up steam with the blackout protest on January 18. Later that month we shared news of the arrest of an … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, crime, culture, data, economics, education, elections, fun, international relations, internet politics, micro-institutions, online politics, politics, programming, public opinion, rationality, research, security, technology
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Statistical Thinking and the Birth of Modern Computing
What do fighter pilots, casinos, and streetlights all have in common? These three disparate topics are all the subject of statistical thinking that led to (and benefitted from) the development of modern computing. This process is described in Turing’s Cathedral by George … Continue reading
Secession in 10 Easy Steps
Via the Browser, Marc Herman has a gem of a post. Secession efforts — serious ones — are surprisingly common. In living memory, the east of Czechoslovakia has become independent Slovakia, and the Soviet Union has become at least 15 … Continue reading
The Politics of Beards: Syrian Rebels Edition
Almost all the [Syrian] rebel fighters sport similar facial hair…. Some beards do indeed signify religiosity, especially the bushy Salafist type with only the shadow of a moustache, a style believed by followers to have been favoured by the Prophet … Continue reading
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Tagged appearance, behavior, foreign policy, game theory, little games, micro-institutions, micro-institutions everywhere, politics, rebellion, security, terrorism, violence, war
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The Politics and Economics of Dealing Drugs, Part II
Planet Money interviews “Freeway” Rick Ross, a former high-level drug dealer in LA. This interview offers another perspective on the drug business from the one we saw on Monday. The basics: PM: How much of the cost of the drug … Continue reading
