“The plural of anecdote is data.”
Well, that’s what UC Berkeley professor, Raymond Wolfinger, said, and it makes some sense.
Category: Culture (Page 14 of 23)
The exchange came within the first 15 minutes, and suddenly, fears about Biden’s age and acuity, concerns that were once only whispered among Democrats, were being discussed openly on the left. Before the night was over observers ranging from Andrew Yang, who competed with him for the Democratic Party nomination in 2020, to Van Jones, a CNN contributor who previously worked in the Obama administration, said it was time for Democrats to look for another nominee.
Bankrate: Survey on tipping says that tipping culture is out of control.
This survey on tipping is interesting because nobody knows what they are supposed to do. Tipping etiquette used to be an element of American culture, but “tipping culture” wasn’t a thing. With social media, someone says the rules have changed, it goes viral, and becomes part of tipping culture.
Everything you need to know is on this graph.
Sixteen thousand people erupted into rapture when Donald J. Trump walked into the Prudential Center in Newark at 10 p.m. Saturday to attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship match.
UFC doesn’t appeal to me, and this article about Trump attending isn’t illuminating, but it did get me thinking about other presidents and candidates.
Where would Joe Biden go to revel in the embrace of his most avid fan base?
Vox: Companies don’t care about Woke.
Have you ever wondered why people you know to be smart and reasonable, can be so politically different from you? People get their information from different sources and this article is a perfect example. Nothing is necessarily wrong, it just misses the point and leaves out some important parts.
The concept of nudging has become popular in the past few years—using psychological tactics to subtly steer people toward making better decisions that are aligned with their own interests or societal goals.
City Journal: Unscientific American
My fourth year teaching at Normandy, I was the department chair. My department was concerned that students didn’t know the scientific method. I taught all Physics and Honors Physics, so figured my kids certainly knew how science worked. Sure, they could list some steps, but they couldn’t really think scientifically.
Around the same time, John Stossel, at ABC News, had done a special on pseudoscience, called, The Power of Belief. It seems a little quaint now, but it was an engaging look at unscientific beliefs that were popular in the culture. Magic crystals, past lives, faith healing, past lives, that sort of thing.
Because I just finished The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, the World Happiness Report is of interest.
The US is ranked #23 on the Happiness Index. Only two spots up from Mexico, and 8 spots below Canada. I’ve been to Canada, it ain’t so great.
“Forever renting is very much a movement. It’s a lifestyle.
The article emphasizes that renters should squirrel away as much as possible in an index fund or other investments. Millennials and Gen Z need an article like this to tell them that renting is a lifestyle choice, so it’s okay to do.
My sophisticated aunt and uncle never owned a home. I’d like to ask my uncle why. He had a steady job as a teacher and she was an office manager. My uncle liked building things and working on projects, but must have done that all at school. It wasn’t the money. They bought a vacation property in the Poconos and had plenty of investments. The apartment they’d rented for decades was in a good neighborhood, nicely furnished and rather mundane.