Great posts on Marginal Revolution about the nanny state we live in and the mind-boggling inefficiency of government.
On a related point to the first link, today's WSJ had a cover story about a Japanese government initiative to persuade offices to maintain their thermostats at 82 degrees during the summer in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. For perspective about what that temperature means:
On a related point to the first link, today's WSJ had a cover story about a Japanese government initiative to persuade offices to maintain their thermostats at 82 degrees during the summer in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. For perspective about what that temperature means:
Kozo Hirata, a physiology professor at Kobe Women's University in western Japan, has studied the interaction of clothes and skin and says 82 degrees can be comfortable only if you're thin, naked and stay still. Any physical activity warms up the body, and even light clothing hinders the skin's natural cooling mechanism.Gross.
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