Wednesday links

It's Fred Astaire's birthday - here are clips of some of his best dancing.

Evolution or entropy? Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings?

Ten-Year-Old Girl Survives Alligator Attack by Punching It, Shoving Fingers into Its Nostrils.

Thomas Sowell - The Greed Fallacy.

Life After Football — The Surprising New Second Careers of Former Players.

How to Digitize a 357-Year-Old Atlas That’s Nearly 6 Feet Tall.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include Nazi board games, colorized x-ray photos of plants and animals, Cinco de Mayo, and the story of the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

Thomas Sowell - The Greed Fallacy

Common sense from economist Thomas Sowell (wiki):



Here's Milton Friedman (wiki) on the same subject:



Related posts and links:

Milton Friedman's birthday - bio, quotes and brief videos on various economic subjects.

Thomas Sowell's website has links to much (maybe all?) of his writing.