Statistics: The Galton Board and more
This (the Galton Board) is tremendous. If you haven’t seen it, you must, you must. The first video is great, but if you only have… Read More »Statistics: The Galton Board and more
January 2022
How to Make an NFT in less than an hour
If you don’t trust metamask with what happens in your browser, (I wasn’t sure) install a browser you won’t use for other stuff (Edge? Brave?).… Read More »How to Make an NFT in less than an hour
Saturday Morning at the Playground
Climbing frame, swing, monkey bars, slide Peruse Marginal Revolution, Hacker News and The Guardian. Open some tabs; Skim various things. Read longer article about Seth… Read More »Saturday Morning at the Playground
Scott Sonenshein on Chasing and Functional Fixedness
Chasing is the idea that the more resources we have, the better results we can achieve. Chasing is detrimental because… it takes us off our… Read More »Scott Sonenshein on Chasing and Functional Fixedness
Writing and Reading as Technology (10): Elizabeth Eisenstein on the Printing Press and the End of the Information Famine
Here’s the great Elizabeth Eisenstein on the impact of the printing press on a lost world of information underload, and an interesting lens for viewing… Read More »Writing and Reading as Technology (10): Elizabeth Eisenstein on the Printing Press and the End of the Information Famine
Technology (21): Dan Wang on Technology as Process and Learning by Doing
This is an extract from a much longer article by Dan Wang. His point about the learning-doing feedback loop applies to just about everything, of… Read More »Technology (21): Dan Wang on Technology as Process and Learning by Doing
All Things, New
“I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” The New Testament – Revelation There’s theology… Read More »All Things, New
Recommendation: John W. Gardner on Self Renewal
John W. Gardner (U.S. Secretary of State 1965 – 1969) is a thoughtful voice about self- and social-renewal and leadership: It is a puzzle why… Read More »Recommendation: John W. Gardner on Self Renewal
When did the video game industry overtake Hollywood and the music industry?
For those who came in late, the computer games industry has been bigger than Hollywood for a while. I came across this helpful graph in… Read More »When did the video game industry overtake Hollywood and the music industry?
Lant Pritchett: Schoolin’ Ain’t Learnin’
The idea that investing in human capital is central to promoting development has been widely accepted since the 1950s — and the world has seen… Read More »Lant Pritchett: Schoolin’ Ain’t Learnin’