The soft bigotry of low expectations
soft bigotry of low expectations The practice of expecting less from members of a disadvantaged group and thus implicitly encouraging those people not to reach [...]
View ArticleRay of Sunshine Presentation about Student Activism
«To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.» Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) Not really a fan of activism, but that is some happy speaker: Can’t [...]
View ArticleFun with R: The Tarkin Effect
«The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.» Princess Leia Organa in «Star Wars» Ah, R (okay, install RStudio [...]
View ArticleLook at the content, not the author
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Spanish Proverb Recently I recommended a news article to another person. What surprised me was his reaction. [...]
View ArticleVideo Recommendation: MASS PSYCHOSIS – How an Entire Population Becomes...
«No rest, no meditation, no reflection, no conversation — the senses are continually overloaded with stimuli. Man doesn’t learn to question his world anymore; the [...]
View ArticleSome thoughts on the topic of Covid on this blog and a recommendation to an...
«Now we are faced with a crucial decision. Do we continue pushing harder and harder down the path of coercion and dehumanization, with ever-increasing harm [...]
View ArticleInteresting presentation about misleading statistics
Statistics don’t lie. Liers use statistics. Unknown Not a fan of current TEDx talks, but the presentation “How to defend yourself against misleading statistics in [...]
View ArticleSerendipity in Research
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not «Eureka!» (I found it!) but «That’s funny …» [...]
View ArticleThe trouble with the German Language: «du» or «Sie»?
«My, my. Perhaps the world is becoming a kinder place.» «You say kinder. I say weaker and less disciplined.» Downton Abbey German is an interesting [...]
View ArticleImpressive Monologue about Art
«With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. The [...]
View ArticleRecommendation: When Ethicists Opt Out: The Failure of Campus COVID Mandates...
«You can erase my program Doctor, but you can never change the fact that you’ve already used some of my research. Where was your conscience [...]
View ArticleInteresting 30 Day Challenge with great links for Graphs/Charts
«You’re never going to improve in life if you keep competing with people who stink. No offense, Gus.» «None taken.» «You got to challenge yourself. [...]
View ArticleAnd just like that, Covid is … gone?
«And like that … he’s gone.» Verbal in «The Usual Suspects» Apparently, Covid regulations are going down. Some universities have no restrictions anymore for the [...]
View ArticleInteresting opinion piece on the illusion of evidence based medicine
«The real reason science sucks is that it makes us look bad.» Th. Hayden Stumbled upon this article: Jureidini, J., & McHenry, L. B. (2022). [...]
View ArticleBehavior change, conformity, and social pressure (end of mask mandates)
«Every organization needs a designated asshole. That is my gift to the Killjoy collective. The asshole may not be liked, but he will always be [...]
View ArticleAn over-emphasis on Utilitarianism in Ethics, esp. in so-called...
«Utilitarianism must be balanced with Aristotle’s virtue ethics, Kant’s categorical imperative, Rawls’s Veil of Ignorance & fairness ethics, natural rights theory, Rousseau/Hobbes’ Social Contract...
View ArticleExperiments (RCTs) in Medicine (great article)
«You don’t need a RCT to show that parachutes work.» Unknown Considering the discussions about the effectiveness of early treatment for Covid — drugs not [...]
View ArticleNervous Breakdowns and the Importance of One’s Work
«One of the symptoms of approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring [...]
View ArticleCo-working Spaces
YOU HAVE PERHAPS HEARD THE PHRASE THAT HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE? «Yes. Yes, of course.» Death nodded. IN TIME, he said, YOU WILL LEARN THAT [...]
View ArticleTruth to Power as a Habit
«What’s your integrity worth to you?» Michael Knowles About six years ago, I wrote a posting about telling truth to power, in the sense should [...]
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