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Will Muessig: Genius is not required for studying and doing math
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Sunday, July 26, 2015. Genius is not required for studying and doing math. The NY Times had a great profile. Of math genious Terry Tao recently, and compared to most other bios of mathematicians it actually makes some minor headway towards correcting the poisonous cultural bias that anyone doing math has. To be a math god. An example:. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Quote of the Week. Daily Dose of Architecture. New York Review of Books.
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Will Muessig: Futurism is for everyone
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Futurism is for everyone. The Atlantic has a strange article. Discussing the diversity dimension of the futurist philosophy and culture:. Does it not have value or meaning? Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Quote of the Week. Daily Dose of Architecture. Global Catastrophic Risk Institute. New York Review of Books. The cult of overwork is a collective action proble. Patent Pending: my imaginary poli sci PhD thesis.
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Will Muessig: Information Nexus
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Friday, July 24, 2015. 1 Short video about the crossword industry. 2 Effective Altruism is rising in visibility. 3 Humans are endlessly creative. Plus a mention of the old dollar coin switcharoo). 5 Nashville: Immigration hub. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Quote of the Week. Daily Dose of Architecture. Global Catastrophic Risk Institute. New York Review of Books. Thoughts on Cecil the Lion. Whats the matter with San Franciso?
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Will Muessig: Information Nexus
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Friday, August 14, 2015. 1 The culture of academic economics is strongly pro-immigration. And perpetuates itself through norms and shaming mechanisms like book reviews. Good. 2 Good summary of new Cass Sunstein paper on regulation. 3 What drives the human urge to explore? 4 A visual introduction to machine learning. 5 On the overwhelming importance of shaping the far future. Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Quote of the Week.
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Will Muessig: Does professionalization degrade community?
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Sunday, June 14, 2015. Does professionalization degrade community? Trying out something a bit new this summer - a book club conversation. Every week, myself and a friend - Lauren - will discuss our progress through political scientist Robert Putnam's defining bestseller Bowling Alone. About the collapse of social capital and community in America. Come back throughout the summer for new entries! Of several unsavory Reddit communities highlights...
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Will Muessig: About Me
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Will Muessig is an analyst at Delta Air Lines, specializing in human resources. Based in Atlanta, he was previously doing employee engagement in Queens, NY. Previously of DC, Philly and Minneapolis. He is a graduate of Lawrence University, where he studied political science and economics. Will's areas of blogging interest include urbanism, development, environmental policy, the economics of gender, and existential risk. Quote of the Week.
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Will Muessig: What's the matter with San Franciso?
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Friday, July 24, 2015. What's the matter with San Franciso? Gabriel Metcalf of SPUR has an excellent article. Describing the strange evolution of NIMBYism in San Fran and how it became aligned with progressive politics. The analogy to What's the Matter With Kansas? Subscribe to: Post Comments ( Atom ). Quote of the Week. Daily Dose of Architecture. Global Catastrophic Risk Institute. New York Review of Books. Thoughts on Cecil the Lion.
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Will Muessig: Thoughts on Cecil the Lion
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Friday, July 31, 2015. Thoughts on Cecil the Lion. For the most part I couldn't care less about the murder of one specific animal in Africa, but perhaps due to the Minneapolis connection this story sparked some interest. A few disorganized thoughts:. 1 One of the most powerful commentaries I have read was this article. That could help both lions and people. 4 I hope Cass Sunstein or Peter Singer weighs in on this little media item, but everyon...
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Will Muessig: Low income is bad for your health. But is inequality also?
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Thoughts on politics, economics, science and everything else. Friday, June 5, 2015. Low income is bad for your health. But is inequality also? Vox recently ran an article titled Bernie Sanders is right about income inequality: it kills. That makes a common error found in the analysis of inequality and its effects. Income inequality is a fact about the pattern or distribution. Of income, not a claim about the level of income people receive. This article confuses the two. Political collaboration becomes, s...
