We are driving south on the Thruway once again. Heading to New York City for the weekend. Gary will be going to see a Met game with our son on Saturday. I will find ways to amuse myself – not a difficult assignment in the City (in my heart the one and only city :)). … Continue reading Reflections on Life in America: A Call to Action| Stories I Tell Myself
Repeal the second amendment! I know that is an inflammatory statement, and maybe unpopular, too, but I need to put it out there. It would be the ultimate irony if we made progress on gun control af…| Stories I Tell Myself
For over 50 years, it has been known that people tend to overestimate the likelihood of uncommon events/items occurring, and underestimate the likelihood of common events/items. This behavior has replicated in many experiments and is sometimes listed as a so-called cognitive bias. Cognitive bias has become the term used to describe the situation where the […]| The Shape of Code
Almost two years ago, September 4, 2023 to be exact, I posted a blog entitled “Walking or Hiking?” It recounted an experience Gary and I had at Minnewaska State Park. We took a trail that was more …| Stories I Tell Myself
Whenever Rory Sutherland gets behind the mic, you’re guaranteed fresh insights into marketing hacks and societal trends that have been quietly tapping into your human nature without you even realizing it. Expect to learn how Buc-ee's made gas stations into a must-visit destination, why Waymo self-driving cars might destroy our social skills, how airports have fallen victim to benchmarking, why hot air balloons are the ultimate status symbol in transportation, how empty-nesters are deepening...| Podcast Notes
Research suggests that whether people view the world as competitive or cooperative impacts how they perceive antagonistic leaders.| Live Science
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This blog was first published at The Overpopulation Project on February 24, 2024 An obscure Japanese philosophy professor produces a surprise best seller, urging the world to slow down and shrink consumption via economic “degrowth.” Population Institute Canada’s president provides a critical overview. Until his book “Slow down: The Degrowth Manifesto” recently hit the market […] The post Kohei Saito’s Degrowth Manifesto: A Nonviable Solution to a Misidentified Problem appeared f...| MAHB
It’s three years since my 2021 post summarizing what I knew about estimating software tasks. While no major new public datasets have appeared (there have been smaller finds), I have talked to lots of developers/managers about the findings from the 2019/2021 data avalanche, and some data dots have been connected.| The Shape of Code
