The empirical conclusion from this analysis is important. A little prayer does no good and may make things worse. Much prayer helps a lot.
If Jim Heckman says that, it’s gotta be true. → Read more
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Read of the week / Quote of the week
My read of the week is John Cochrane superbly answering to this… well, “protest letter” (the latter being the reason why one of the labels for this post is “pathetic”).
→ Read more The fringe benefits of failure
Possibly the best short read of the week. In any case, surely the best speech for a class of university graduates I’ve ever happened onto. J.K. Rowling, the benefits of failure and, more than anything, the importance of imagination (You can also watch the video of the speech– if not loading, it is also on YouTube already, in several copies…). → Read more
(New) Dutch architecture or urbanism in three dimensions
Here’s an excellent article in NYTimes about MVRDV, nowadays the (no reservations) top Dutch architects (here’s their website, describing their projects etc.; here’s a brief slideshow presentation of some of their work, accompanying the article above).
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Do not do unto others as you would expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists
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