The quote:
I do not feel obliged to believe that…
Regression to the mean is one of the most misunderstood and widely used concepts in statistics.
It’s easy to show that it’s widely used. A Google search showed 2.5 million hits. Google ngram viewer shows that it first appeared in 1913 but has climbed steadily and…
The first generation to understand the stars is the last generation to see them.
Book: L.A. RequiemAuthor: Robert CraisYear published: 1999
L.A. Requiem is the 8th book in the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series by Robert Crais. I have long been a fan of this series…
Book: SixkillAuthor: Robert ParkerYear published: 2011
Sixkill is the 39th book in the Spenser series by Robert B. Parker. In this one, Jumbo Nelson, a hugely overweight and hugely…
People frequently say we should dream big. But what about the virtues of dreaming small? What about the virtues of being satisfied?
In one Calvin and Hobbes strip (a great strip! Go buy the books if you don’t have them already), there is a conversation between Calvin and Hobbes…