Maxims The Data Detective Four SimonMarch 26, 20210 “Nullius in Verba” translates to "Take nobody's word for it." The motto of the Royal Society as quoted...
Recommendations The Data Detective Three SimonMarch 19, 20210 “Yes, it’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s even easier to lie without them.” Tim Harford in...
Recommendations Data Detective Two SimonMarch 12, 20210 “Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data...
Recommendations The Data Detective One SimonMarch 5, 20210 “Have the confidence to assess information with curiosity and a healthy skepticism.” Tim Harford in The...
Recommendations Book Recommendation Three SimonFebruary 24, 20210 Against Empathy by Paul Bloom In this short book Bloom argues against the instinctive empathy that drives so...
Politics Book Recommendation Two SimonFebruary 17, 20210 Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Black Lives Matter has been on the agenda longer than Covid 19....
Recommendations Book Recommendation One SimonFebruary 10, 20210 “Urgency is one of the worst distorters of our world view.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness I read...
Motivation Words Seldom Seen: Coachee SimonJanuary 28, 20210 Coachee Noun: One who is coached. Example: "He met with his coachee every week and some progress was...
Recommendations Words Seldom Seen: Equipoise SimonJanuary 21, 20210 Equipoise Noun: A balance of forces or interests. Example: "In politics equipoise is a rare...
DECLINE Old Age SimonJanuary 15, 20210 ”Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you’re aboard there’s nothing you can do. You can’t...