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Girls Bug Teachers Lounge

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Riot.Jane — Leave a comment

I am torn amongst giggles, disapproval, and jealousy at the story of two Swedish girls who bugged their school’s teacher’s lounge in an effort to improve their grades. English-language Swedish news site TheLocal brings us this story of un-named teenagers fined $270…

The Great Thumbtack Experiment

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Riot.Jane — 2 Comments

I recently heard about the concept of collective wisdom on a back episode of the Best of the Left podcast (sorry, I don’t remember which episode, but I think it was from earlier this summer). In short, Jay Tomlinson (the…