Monthly Archives: November 2015

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Interesting for freelancers: Why The Atlantic Doesn't Want Me Anymore | https://t.co/76NsfSbTD2: https://t.co/FdFkZPnP3i — Luke O'Neil (@lukeoneil47) November 30, 2015 via https://twitter.com/lukeoneil47

On Pandering | Tin House

On Pandering | Tin House

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From @DVNJr's Sunday Long Read, this powerful & exquisite essay by @clairevaye on pandering to what men want https://t.co/8Qp4wruUcC — Wendy Thurm (@hangingsliders) November 29, 2015 via https://twitter.com/hangingsliders

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My AMA style post for this weekend is now up: "Will there ever be another Charlie Munger?" https://t.co/nNNhuDWGlG Thinking about thinking. — Tren Griffin (@trengriffin) November 28, 2015 via https://twitter.com/trengriffin

Tails of Great Soccer Players | Put A Number On It!

Tails of Great Soccer Players | Put A Number On It! Why the number of extremes depend on the average

Footballinear Socceregression | Put A Number On It!

Footballinear Socceregression | Put A Number On It! Looking at expected soccer prowess by population size

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"The System of TV is Creaking Under Its Own Weight" A Q&A w/ Michael Schur (@KenTremendous): https://t.co/pKga4OXJio pic.twitter.com/ldqxDGETyk — Longform (@longform) November 28, 2015 via https://twitter.com/longform

Tweet by BadAstronomer

Good: A couple of smart guys talking about things. Great: It's Randall Munroe and @Cmdr_Hadfield. https://t.co/FGSHoSR53F — Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) November 28, 2015 via https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer

Engineers are more prone to violent extremism

Engineers are more prone to violent extremism “This explains why there are relatively few radical Islamists with engineering backgrounds in Saudi Arabia (where they can easily find good employment) and why engineers were more prone to become left-wing radicals in Turkey and Iran. A particular religiously fundamentalist ideology gives engineers a philosophy that is in […]

*The Midas Paradox*

*The Midas Paradox* from: November 24, 2015 at 02:22PM

Tweet by No_Little_Plans

p-values are hard to explain. https://t.co/erZI9wk98O — Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) November 24, 2015 via https://twitter.com/No_Little_Plans

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Philosophically, fascism begins in an obsession with weakness. — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 24, 2015 via https://twitter.com/dick_nixon

Reporter Degrees Of Freedom

Reporter Degrees Of Freedom from: November 23, 2015 at 09:11AM

A reason persuasion is surprisingly difficult

A reason persuasion is surprisingly difficult from: November 23, 2015 at 07:54AM

Skill mismatch unemployment is real and significant

Skill mismatch unemployment is real and significant from: November 23, 2015 at 07:52AM

How Did Endurance Help Early Humans Survive?

How Did Endurance Help Early Humans Survive? from: November 20, 2015 at 10:03AM

The space doctor’s big idea

The space doctor’s big idea from: November 19, 2015 at 01:07PM

Tweet by dastudes

HBR study finds that the more leaders underrate themselves, the more highly they're perceived as leaders https://t.co/2RgUFY50Ce — Dave Studeman (@dastudes) November 19, 2015 via https://twitter.com/dastudes

Tweet by octonion

Wait 'til algorithms start hiring other algorithms. Machines Are Better Than Humans at Hiring the Best Employees – https://t.co/IUCI9jWPgs — Christopher D. Long (@octonion) November 19, 2015 via https://twitter.com/octonion

Which Interpretation of DAESH is Right?

Which Interpretation of DAESH is Right? from: November 18, 2015 at 11:12AM