N.N. Taleb, author of has a fantastic proposal for avoiding the next financial crisis. Fantastic due to its simplicity: End Bonuses for Bankers is his idea, and since it was posted in nothing less than the New York Times, it will certainly receive some public discussion. Of course, the comments are already all over the […]
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Error-Based Politics

Once again, the James Randi Educational Foundation has picked the yearly recipients for their anti-rewards. That made me think about how much nonsense and known errors we face in our lives. JREF focuses on some prominent examples, but there are many more that are more widespread and provide less of a focus for attack. What […]
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