To reiterate how poor humans are at judging the differences between big numbers take a look at the Reuters headline regarding Barclays Bank in the UK. “Barclays hit by $361 million penalty over issuance of securities” That is a tremendous amount of money; over a third of a billion dollars. …
To reiterate how poor humans are at judging the differences between big numbers take a look at the Reuters headline regarding Barclays Bank in the UK. “Barclays hit by $361 million penalty over issuance of securities” That is a tremendous amount of money; over a third of a billion dollars. …
I have had this post percolating in my head for awhile, and the idea is this: effective altruism is white washing for rich people. A few months ago I started this post. And then let it lie, but now with the revelations about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX I dug it …
I just got an email from Strava informing me that that my subscription was going up $40/year. I’ve been a customer for over 10 years. Needless to say I promptly cancelled the subscription. I can abide an increase. The cost of everything goes up. But a 67% increase without explanation …
When I was in university I worked summers in an Italian restaurant, Campo Marina, in my hometown. Osoyoos is a tourist town. The population is around 3500 but would double in the summers when families would flock to Canada’s warmest freshwater lake. The restaurant in the summers was only open …
We know that there is a connection between language and culture. How we use language to communicate shapes the way we think and understand the world. We imbue words with meaning that extends beyond the literal meaning. In English for example to say something is different, might not be a …
I have wanted to make a website for a while now promoting the idea that billionaires should not exist. Capitalism is a deeply flawed system and billionaires are the by-product of that system. There should be a limit upon how much wealth an individual person can accumulate. And that as …
If you could go back in time and kill anyone to improve history, who would it be? Most people would choose someone like Adolf Hitler. For the most bang for my buck, I would kill a young Julius Caesar before the battle of Alesia. “Why Julius Caesar?” you ask? Because …
If you could go back in time and kill anyone to improve history, who would it be? Most people would choose someone like Adolf Hitler. For the most bang for my buck, I would kill a young Julius Caesar before the battle of Alesia. “Why Julius Caesar?” you ask? Because …
I have written it before, but it bears repeating. We suck at probability. This is very apparent at these anti-vaxx drives we are seeing popping up in Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere. Like this sign below: If only 1% die then isn’t that a really low rate, why should we …