Monthly Archives: November 2015

Global Gender War

Global Gender War from: November 18, 2015 at 12:18AM

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The Stories In ‘The Flintstones’ Are Powerful, But They Probably Didn’t Literally Happen https://t.co/F4mnccQCLI pic.twitter.com/Nogmt51rIp — ClickHole (@ClickHole) November 17, 2015 via https://twitter.com/ClickHole

Can we determine how honesty varies across countries?

Can we determine how honesty varies across countries? from: November 17, 2015 at 06:23AM

The Doomsday Invention

The Doomsday Invention On AI: “One program from 1981, called Eurisko, was designed to teach itself a naval role-playing game. After playing ten thousand matches, it arrived at a morally grotesque strategy: to field thousands of small, immobile ships, the vast majority of which were intended as cannon fodder. In a national tournament, Eurisko demolished […]

Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great

Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great “The many and diverse choices that made certain companies great were consistent with just three seemingly elementary rules: 1. Better before cheaper—in other words, compete on differentiators other than price. 2. Revenue before cost—that is, prioritize increasing revenue over reducing costs. 3. There are no other rules—so […]

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There's denotation and connotation. When naming things, ALWAYS consider connotation. https://t.co/JCED1V9MsA — Kate Morrison (@unlikelyfanatic) November 16, 2015 via https://twitter.com/unlikelyfanatic

Behavioral Non-Science

Behavioral Non-Science from: November 16, 2015 at 07:28AM

What Higher Consciousness Really Means, How We Attain It, and What It Does for the Human Spirit

What Higher Consciousness Really Means, How We Attain It, and What It Does for the Human Spirit from: November 16, 2015 at 07:05AM

A Brief History of Social Media (The Stuff You Probably Didn’t Already Know) And 4 Predictions on its Future

A Brief History of Social Media (The Stuff You Probably Didn’t Already Know) And 4 Predictions on its Future from: November 16, 2015 at 06:36AM

The Brain’s GPS May Also Help Us Map Our Memories

The Brain’s GPS May Also Help Us Map Our Memories from: November 16, 2015 at 06:29AM

The Key to Political Persuasion

The Key to Political Persuasion “Maybe reframing political arguments in terms of your audience’s morality should be viewed less as an exercise in targeted, strategic persuasion, and more as an exercise in real, substantive perspective taking. To do it, you have to get into the heads of the people you’d like to persuade, think about […]

What’s Happening to the Number and Size of Nations?

What’s Happening to the Number and Size of Nations? “we expect that demand for autonomy and independence will remain high, as long as the world continues to be democratic, peaceful and open. But we also expect that such demand will be much less likely to bring about costly breakups and divisions if national governments and […]

English is not normal

English is not normal from: November 13, 2015 at 01:53PM

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It's not a prison, honey. You're in a "creativity tower." pic.twitter.com/voOyhexfgw — Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 13, 2015 via https://twitter.com/KenJennings

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Some lessons from @statcast, yr 1. Here's one: Pitch velo doesn't really lead to exit velo. https://t.co/UnZ1g0VvjW pic.twitter.com/wp6Q1PjvI3 — Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) November 13, 2015 via https://twitter.com/mike_petriello

PASS Networks – Nylon Calculus

PASS Networks – Nylon Calculus “At first glance, it may seem that this is no better than just looking at Assists statistics. I would disagree – aggregate stats are great, but not at the nuance. PASS Networks show the connectivity (or lack thereof) across teammates.”

What the Democratic party will look like when Silicon Valley takes over

What the Democratic party will look like when Silicon Valley takes over “The new innovation-obsessed liberal will split the party, creating a libertarian-cousin within the Democratic Party.”

Is great philosophy, by its nature, difficult and obscure?

Is great philosophy, by its nature, difficult and obscure? from: November 11, 2015 at 11:02PM

Training Girls and Women To Win- Part Two

Training Girls and Women To Win- Part Two November 11, 2015 at 10:08PM

Training Girls and Women To Win- Part 1

Training Girls and Women To Win- Part 1 November 11, 2015 at 10:08PM