For those who came in late…
Almost everyone will come in late. It might be best to begin on time, and to close the doors when you do.** It might be… Read More »For those who came in late…
July 2021
Steve Levitt on the user experience of reading David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell
Steve Levitt: Something odd happens to me when I read Gladwell’s books and when I read [David Epstein’s] Range. The stories are so fascinating and… Read More »Steve Levitt on the user experience of reading David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell
McKinley Valentine on the user experience of the whodunnit (and neural networks)
The Whippet #126 is great. The Whippet is reliably good, and you should subscribe because (as this edition makes clear), it will be a while… Read More »McKinley Valentine on the user experience of the whodunnit (and neural networks)
Reading list – Scott Cunningham’s Causal Inference: The Mixtape
A friend shared this fantastic resource about [statistical] Causal Inference, about which I know very little. This book (and website) looks like a great place… Read More »Reading list – Scott Cunningham’s Causal Inference: The Mixtape
Bikeshedding, code-narratology and teamwork
Bikeshedding is this idea that if you have a tremendously complicated project such as a nuclear power station nobody wants to have an opinion on… Read More »Bikeshedding, code-narratology and teamwork
A flourishing city: a few questions
A question from my run through Jakarta today: what makes a flourishing city? Here are some questions I’d ask to find the answer: Is it… Read More »A flourishing city: a few questions
Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
When asked at an event if he had more to add on the skill – taste gap: I don’t know… That was something that I… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
Ira Glass seems to have coined (or popularised) the idea of the taste-skill gap. Here’s an extract from the original interview (video below) – the… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
Haruki Murakami on running and writing, staying fresh, and building a rhythm
It’s two and a half months now since I resumed my old lifestyle in which, unless it’s totally unavoidable, I run every single day. Today… Read More »Haruki Murakami on running and writing, staying fresh, and building a rhythm
The mother of skill
They say that repetition is the mother of skill, and I think they’re right. The first time, you might be lucky. You might muddle through… Read More »The mother of skill