Through a CNN RBG documentary, a thought-provoking book, “More or Less,” and a theater’s podcast, September was a strong month for e-links.…
September 2020 Friday’s e-links: A Pandemic Performance, More or Less, and Our Meritocracy
This month, I’ve enjoyed pondering a podcast about a pandemic play, Tim Harford’s More or Less series, and Michael Sandel’s new book.…
September 2020 Friday’s e-links: The More or Less Podcast and a Pandemic Performance
For our first two September e-links, I recommend a podcast about a theater group’s pandemic response and a “More or Less” subscription.…
What Iowa Could Have Learned From La La Land
Seemingly different, for the same reasons, we’ve had partial nuclear plant meltdowns, financial meltdowns, and a meltdown in Iowa during their caucus.…
Which Generation Should Get More From Everyone Else?
Deciding which groups should give which should receive, government redistribution policies could be based on a generational lens.…
Incentives That Have Unexpected Results
From the Wells Fargo scandal to the British National Health Service and Chilean bus drivers, sometimes incentives can have unintended consequences.…
Misleading Gender Discrimination Statistics
Using statistics to identify gender discrimination accurately, we should look at the components of summary results to avoid Simpson’s paradox.…
Great Britain’s Sugary Drink Tax
While the UK’s sugary drink tax targets childhood obesity, it could also be creating a host of demand related incentives with unintended consequences.…
One Reason That Geography Matters
Have you ever looked closely at Japan and the United Kingdom? Described by geographer Jared Diamond in a fascinating podcast, they look remarkably similar. Today Japan and the British Isles are modern…
Benford's Law and Greece
Does it matter that low first digits occur more frequently? First some history. During the 1920s, Frank Benford, a physicist at GE, noticed that “one” appeared more frequently as the first…