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Entries from June 1, 2017 - June 30, 2017

Had a Good Think Lately?

Here's an interesting piece courtesy of Aeon.

Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 08:09AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment

Things That Make You Go Hhhhhmmmmm

From John Mauldin's Thoughts from the Frontline of June 11, 2017.

This gives me pause this morning.

Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 07:10AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment

If you care about being thought credible...

...and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do.

p 64 of Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Khaneman

 

Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 06:57AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment

Things That Make You Go Hhhhhmmmmm

"'There’s always symmetry underlying various systems,'Adams said."

Roeder, O. (2017, June 6). Math Has No God Particle. Retrieved June 7, 2017, from https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/math-has-no-god-particle/

Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 07:28AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment

The most important truth about hard work, and also reading, that you can find

An excerpt from Marginal Revolution:

“You would be surprised Hamming, how much you would know if you worked as hard as he did that many years.”

Be sure to read the comments at the bottom.

Posted on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 06:46AM by Registered CommenterJames Drogan | CommentsPost a Comment