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In 1906, the great statistician Francis Galton observed a competition to guess the weight of an ox at a country fair.

The parable of the ox

http://www.johnkay.com/2012/07/25/the-parable-of-the-ox

How to create a self-fulfilling prophesy. (article)

THERE IS A CIRCULAR, self-feeding loop in many aspects of human nature, and you can use them to your advantage — or disadvantage.

http://www.youmeworks.com/create_prophesy.html

World History TimeMap

http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

What You Can't Say

January 2004 Have you ever seen an old photo of yourself and been embarrassed at the way you looked?

Jonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and conservatives

http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Privacy-Matters-Even-if/127461/

By Daniel J. Solove

Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide' - The Chronicle Review

The Hidden Message in Pixar’s Films | Science Not Fiction

I love Pixar.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2011/05/14/the-hidden-message-in-pixars-films/

Geoffrey West: The surprising math of cities and corporations