Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.
Sick on the Road? Try the Grocery Store
Effective remedies for common ailments that you can find in the grocery store.
Self-Defense & the Active Shooter—A Call to Action
Even though last week’s “active shooter” in NYC wasn’t really an active shooter event (the people wounded were hit by missed shots fired by police officers), Tim gets it right in this article. Armed resistance is clearly a safer option, but swarming unarmed crowds would shut the shooter down quickly and limit casualties.
Crisis Preparedness
Free Crisis Preparedness Ebook. Covers everything from Biological Warfare to Food Dehydration. At 322 pages, it looks pretty good!
Pricing Experiments You Might Not Know, But Can Learn From
An interesting summary of some of the best research available about how to price your product.
BioLite CampStove
This looks like a very cool piece of gear ti have for emergencies. Not only can you cook using small twigs, the heat produces energy to charge your small electronics! Has anyone ever used one?
The Visual Dominance Ratio
Useful scientific information about eye contact and perceived social dominance.
