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"Statistics, as a lens through which scientists investigate real-world questions, has always been smudged by the fingerprints of the people holding the lens.

The U.S. presidential election just came to a close, but the postmortem is just beginning. Both candidates will wonder why they didn't perform better, and pollsters will wonder the same.

My hobby outside of work has been woodworking. There is something about creating, by hand and machine, that provides a moment to get into the flow – that mindful place of being rather than doing.

This article was originally published at Geopolitical Futures. The original is here.

“California is flammable.

"Well, we believe first of all that, that human beings are probably the animal on earth best designed for mistake making compared to any other animal there is.

Do you prefer books that reach you emotionally, or intellectually?

Actually, a Chinese Virologist Didn’t Prove that COVID-19 Was Man-Made

There was a real head-shaker of a story in Yahoo News yesterday; one I just couldn't ignore, especially since my official title has changed:

"When you don’t know someone well enough to buy them a gift, you give them money; likewise, self-confidence and diligence are seen as the universal tool for the child who must “become someone”—you know not who.