Best Ideas Of 2002

December 23, 2002 10:35 AM

Best Ideas Of 2002: From 'The Ambulance-Homicide Theory' to 'Women Are Just as Jealous as Men', the NYTM 2nd Annual Year in Ideas details 97 recent Gibsonian additions to life in these modern times.
posted by yonderboy (9 comments total)

best of the best ideas? shoot the next wanker who posts a best ____ of _____ thread.
posted by quonsar at 10:41 AM on December 23, 2002

Does that mean i shouldn't post my "Best of Quonsar 2002" thread?
posted by amberglow at 11:11 AM on December 23, 2002

He'd just shoot you.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 11:35 AM on December 23, 2002

That jealousy article is the most general unspecific briefing I've ever read.
posted by cinderful at 11:41 AM on December 23, 2002

The ambulance-homicide theory is interesting though, and worth the thread alone.
posted by cell divide at 11:52 AM on December 23, 2002

As with any such catchall, some of it is silly, but I found a surprising proportion of interest. This, for example, and the car that gets 239 miles to the gallon. Good post!
posted by languagehat at 12:51 PM on December 23, 2002

nytimes free registration sucks big time.
posted by Photar at 4:37 AM on December 24, 2002

What cell divide said.

So simple, and yet so revolutionary. It neatly cuts the legs out from under a million crime studies.
posted by CunningLinguist at 7:10 AM on December 24, 2002

Yes, a fascinating idea. I wonder if it could be applied to other disciplines, too - road safety statistics, for example?
posted by normy at 7:30 AM on December 24, 2002