“Overcautious regulation interacted with economic history in a particular way in the mid–20th century that played out very badly for the nuclear industry.” https://blog.rootsofprogress.org/devanney-on-the-nuclear-flop
“When you’re in a startup, the first ten people you hire are the most critical. Each makes up 10% of the company. If three are not great, that’s 30% of your company!” https://noahkagan.com/what-i-learned-working-for-mark-zuckerberg/
[Hidden Brain] Where Do Feelings Come From? #hiddenBrain https://podcastaddict.com/hidden-brain/episode/169468807 via @PodcastAddict
“it seems unlikely that misinformation is changing people’s behaviours much. Instead, the situation seems to be that people with specific pre-existing worldviews and intentions seek out congenial information, including misinformation. That is, misinformation appears to be symptomatic of deeper societal… Read More »Recommended Read: The marketplace of misleading ideas
[The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast] 410. Talking Impact Investment and ESG’s with a BlackRock Executive | Terrence Keeley #theJordanBPetersonPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/episode/169149706 via @PodcastAddict
“Wealth creation depends on complex, improbable, and fragile institutions and incentives for coordinating human activity and the division of labour. Minimally, this includes robust property rights, a culture that rewards science and innovation, the impartial rule of law, and free,… Read More »Recommended Read: Why do people believe true things?
“Poor communication was later identified as a major source of production issues, and it also allowed me to be largely in the dark on the state of the project during development. By my reckoning there were two main ways that… Read More »Recommended Read: Total War: ROME II and Creative Assembly — My Statement Ten Years On
“When counting wealth among all adults, data show that its value has increased more than threefold since 1980, and nearly 10 times over the past century. Since much of this wealth growth has occurred in the types of assets that… Read More »Recommended Read: The great wealth wave
“Príslušnosť k pohlaviu chromozomálnym testom sa začala využívať ako test feminity alebo sex test na konci 60. rokov, v rokoch 1966 až 1968, kde sa zisťovali páry chromozómov, či tam je XX alebo XY. Prvou slávnou obeťou tohto sex testu… Read More »Odporúčané čítanie: Lekár Malovič a genetik Križan o chromozómoch a ženskom boxe: Ľudia, ktorí Imán Chalífovú nazývajú mužom, si nestihli všimnúť, že sa mení svet