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Someone must have checked, right?!
Correlated vs. independent sources and the case for diversifying our social interactions
Apr 3
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Daniel Banki
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March 2024
Bad ideas with a long half-life
A non-exhaustive list of reasons people support bad policies
Mar 17
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Daniel Banki
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February 2024
Book ideas #8: Last Call by Daniel Okrent
A tale of foreseeable and unintended consequences
Feb 23
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Daniel Banki
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9 > 221 and why study methodology matters
A study, written by a well-known psychologist, found that people think 9 is bigger than 221. This result would make for a great headline. It pleases…
Feb 4
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Daniel Banki
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January 2024
5 impactful books I read in 2023
1. The Power of the Powerless (Václav Havel) We all participate in perpetuating some collective illusions. In Havel’s book, this tendency is exemplified…
Jan 21
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Daniel Banki
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Book ideas #7: Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Shadow Divers is a narrative non-fiction book about shipwreck diving. A group of divers discovers a World War II U-boat (i.e., German submarine) off the…
Jan 11
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December 2023
The taxonomy of guided tours
A very good guide, a struggle session with a ticket vending machine, and Mumbai's Dharavi slum
Dec 8, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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November 2023
Self-experiments in the social sciences
Or, the case for being a guinea pig more often
Nov 3, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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September 2023
Old and interesting #9: Beatle haircut, miniskirts, and working around the house in undershirts
Gallup polls about fashion choices from 1965 to 1970, and what they teach us about changing norms, signaling, and individual preferences.
Sep 28, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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Old and interesting #8: Gallup opinion polls and World War II tire rationing
Introduction Each year, Americans are asked to name the man and the woman they most admire. As documented in David M. Oshinsky’s book Polio: An American…
Sep 15, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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August 2023
Book ideas #6: Polio by David M. Oshinsky
Fundraising initiatives, talent clustering, metascience, and ethical dilemmas
Aug 5, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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July 2023
On teaching evaluations
At the end of each term, university students rate their teachers. The stated goal of these evaluations is to measure teaching quality. The idea is that…
Jul 18, 2023
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Daniel Banki
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