One of the most important empirical questions of our day. Author's investigations suggest x is between 12 and 36, however some scholars find x to be much smaller, including some studies finding x < 0.
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March 2, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
x < 0
March 2, 2009 at 6:11 pm |
x = salmonella, sometimes
March 2, 2009 at 6:13 pm |
But does the risk of salmonella decrease the expected tastiness (as some small fraction of the time, you get violently ill) or increase the tastiness due to a preference for risk/utility of thrill-seeking? We need data!
March 2, 2009 at 8:13 pm |
x < [0 | ~salmonella]
i AM a nerd…
March 2, 2009 at 8:16 pm |
clearly, more research is needed. I’ll gladly volunteer if it means I get to eat cookies.