Monthly Archives: August 2018
Unintended consequences and perverse incentives
When well-intentioned rules go awry…
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Stop thinking for me!
It would seem that Facebook, now officially embarrassed by their having been used to influence elections, is now willing to be used to…influence society. Thank you, that’s SO much better. Silicon Valley seems increasingly interested in helping “the right people” … Continue reading
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Scientific hypotheses and the pressure to publish
Tom Scott returns with an excellent discussion on science, the null hypothesis, and the politics of science.
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That’s right, until it’s wrong
Here’s a fascinating video about the difficulty in measuring the earth, beginning with the idea that the Prime Meridian, famously running through Greenwich, UK, is actually about a hundred meters off. Or it’s not. It all depends on who is … Continue reading
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