http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/ Squandering bits since 2003 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/comment-page-1/#comment-52689 ana ulin .org — Background radiation Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:51:32 +0000 http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/#comment-52689 [...] written in the past about sci-fi tackling interesting philosophical ideas. Bruce Sterling says it better: If poets are [...] [...] written in the past about sci-fi tackling interesting philosophical ideas. Bruce Sterling says it better: If poets are [...]

]]> http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/comment-page-1/#comment-41464 codebabes.log - we’ve got curves and compilers Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:40:12 +0000 http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/#comment-41464 [...] Ana mentioned this article, which describes the result when someone plays around with facebook and statistics. This diagram shows the correlation between what books students read and how high their average grade is. It seems to be not meant really serious, but I think it is an interesting aspect to look at. I like ironic voice of the author saying “I changed both Lolita from ‘Erotica’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ from ‘Chick Lit’ to Classics. You Literature majors all lack any sense of humor.” [...] [...] Ana mentioned this article, which describes the result when someone plays around with facebook and statistics. This diagram shows the correlation between what books students read and how high their average grade is. It seems to be not meant really serious, but I think it is an interesting aspect to look at. I like ironic voice of the author saying “I changed both Lolita from ‘Erotica’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ from ‘Chick Lit’ to Classics. You Literature majors all lack any sense of humor.” [...]

]]> http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/comment-page-1/#comment-41353 Pages tagged "literature" Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:08:36 +0000 http://anaulin.org/wordpress/archives/2008/01/30/sci-fi-literature-of-ideas-correlated-with-higher-sat-scores/#comment-41353 [...] bookmarks tagged literature Sci-fi, literature of ideas, correlated with highe... saved by 3 others     kagebunshinnofootsu bookmarked on 01/31/08 | [...] [...] bookmarks tagged literature Sci-fi, literature of ideas, correlated with highe… saved by 3 others     kagebunshinnofootsu bookmarked on 01/31/08 | [...]

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