Quote of the day
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Jon Elster

Born: February 22, 1940 (age 85)
Bio: Jon Elster is a Norwegian social and political theorist who has authored works in the philosophy of social science and rational choice theory.
Known for:
- Nuts and bolts for the social sciences (1989)
- Making Sense of Marx (1985)
- An Introduction to Karl Marx (1986)
- Ulysses and the Sirens (1979)