Tuesday, October 11, 2016

When data visualization obfuscates more than it illuminates

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I am very enthusiastic about the visual display of data to achieve more effective communication. Link between health spending and life expe...

College attendance a function of values and less to do with access to resources

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Interesting. From Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins by George Bulman, Robert Fairlie, Sarena Goodman, ...
Monday, October 10, 2016

We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to enquire.

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From "Encouragement of Science" by Robert Oppenheimer, (Address at Science Talent Institute, 6 Mar 1950), Bulletin of the Atomic S...

The level of concern is nearly rock bottom

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This is interesting in light of another source of data I came across today. Hayhoe laments the public's lack of climate hysteria: ...

The free market is just as effective as building codes to reduce energy consumption

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This is interesting. From How Much Energy Do Building Energy Codes Save? Evidence from California Houses by Arik Levinson We have a tende...

There was a light on the far shore

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Hound and Horn was a literary magazine founded in 1927 by two Harvard alum and, though independent of Harvard, focused on Harvard students ...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Racoon bypass system

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Alright, I can't vouch for the veracity, but if true, does this elevate your respect for military personnel resourcefulness or reduce yo...

Networking is a consequence of sociability not an end in itself

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Yep. The problem with most networking events is they bring together professionals who are there for different reasons https://t.co/JgaMKDz...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

Meandering research on hate and crimes

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Just how much hate, racism, etc. is there in America? The SJW claims are extreme and unmoored in reality, but what is the truth? What prox...

15-30% Window

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The Social Justice Warriors stay very busy finding things to be outraged about. The most recent is the idea that senior tech industry leade...