Everybody should read How To Lie With Statistics (or a similar math-based critical thinking book). The inflation reports of 2022 have been near weaponized by people on all sides of the political spectrum, and just being able to think critically is essential. One lesson you can get from the book or elsewhere is how to … Continue reading How To Lie With Statistics (2022 Inflation Edition)
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Fractional Thinking
Remember when your elementary school math teacher insisted you were going to need fractions later in life? They were right. Just maybe not in the way any of us understood it at the time. Sam Altman says (paraphrased), “There are two ways to make things better. Do more good or do less bad. They lead … Continue reading Fractional Thinking