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Population Growth and Climate Change Explained by Hans Rosling
Sometimes complex things can be explained simply. Hans Rosling, a Swedish medical doctor, academic, and statistician became famous for just that. He died last week. Sadly, that is what prompted me to review some of his videos, and to share this. Rosling called himself an "edutainer." He had a knack for explaining difficult
Facts or Fiction: How Faithful is Your Favorite "True" Movie's Story?
Recently, there's been a lot of talk about fake news and fact-checking the contents of the news and what public figure say. However, I haven't heard much about measuring the veracity of movies. This site was kind of interesting. It purports to rank the relative veracity of various movies. For example, "Selma" is impressively accurate
Why Are The Patriots So Good?
Some things speak for themselves. The Patriots just came back from a 25-point second-half deficit to win the Super Bowl. There is a difference between 'luck' and 'skill'. Nonetheless … luck favors the prepared. And, in life as in sports, hard work beats talent, when talent fails to work hard. The Patriots, under Bill Belichick,
NFL - Bad Lip Reading
Hope you have enjoyed Super Bowl weekend so far. Here is an oldy, but goodie. It is kind of the opposite of one of those old Kung Fu movies where the dubbed words you hear aren't synched with the mouth movement. Here it looks like they are saying what you hear … it's just that
The Dow Just Broke 20,000
In 2016, we saw some decent pull-backs and volatility. Then Donald Trump was elected President. On November 22nd, the Dow reached 19,000 … and in only 42 days, it's broken 20,000. That's the second-fastest rise ever. Coincidence? via WSJ With 30 components providing point value … the 5 "heavyweights" this year are: Boeing,
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading - January 29th, 2017
With the explosion of Alternative Facts and Fake News … It's important to remember to verify what you read. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Why Each Side of the Partisan Divide Thinks the Other is Living in an Alternate Reality. (The Conversation)