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  • 5’9” White Guy: ‘I’m a 6’5” Chinese woman’

    5’9” White Guy: ‘I’m a 6’5” Chinese woman’0

    There’s another ‘interview-college-kids’ video floating around social media that’s getting a fair bit of attention these days. This one takes place at the University of Washington and involves a 5’ 9” white guy asking questions about his identity to a small group of students. It’s definitely worth a watch. Now, keep in mind that videos

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  • 1939 vs. 2008: What do men and women want in marriage?

    1939 vs. 2008: What do men and women want in marriage?0

    Oxford educated economist Max Roser published an interesting—and telling—chart on Twitter recently. Roser, the founder of Our World Data, analyzed the top 18 traits men and women valued in their partners and compared them cross-generationally, from 1939 to 2008. The following values were identified as important and ranked by men or women: Mutual attraction, Dependable

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  • WTH Happened to Argentina’s Economy? This Chart WIll Show You…

    WTH Happened to Argentina’s Economy? This Chart WIll Show You…0

    Last week, I noticed that Argentina is laying the groundwork to return to global debt markets. As a point of background, a decade and a half ago Argentina defaulted on a $100 billion obligation, the largest debt default in history. Then, in 2014, it happened again. We’ve become kind of immune to bad economic news

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  • The Logical Fallacy of ‘Hasty Counter-Example’

    The Logical Fallacy of ‘Hasty Counter-Example’0

    If you’ve taken a course in “critical thinking”—or even just had an excellent teacher in high school or college—chances are you’ve heard of “the fallacy of hasty generalization.” There’s also the logically converse fallacy, which is equally common but unlabeled and often confused with the first. I call it that of “hasty counter-example.” For the

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  • Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain

    Study: Architecture Affects Your Brain0

    A scientific study conducted several years ago found that the sorts of architecture once typical of “museums, churches, and libraries” has measurable effects on brain function that are similar in some ways to traditional forms of meditation. That’s potentially very significant, not only for the small elite that designs such buildings today, but for the

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  • Stanford Dean: 8 Basic Skills We’re Failing to Teach Young People

    Stanford Dean: 8 Basic Skills We’re Failing to Teach Young People0

    Last week, former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims made a list of eight skills which every 18-year-old should possess. The list ran as follows: An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers. An 18-year-old must be able to find his or her way around. An 18-year-old must be able to manage his assignments, workload, and

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