“It is convenient to be a reasonable creature, since it enables us to find or make a reason for everything we have a mind to do.” Benjamin Franklin Quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective...Read More
“Our feelings can often trump our expertise.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective Using trump in the old sense not the the orange haired sense....Read More
“Nullius in Verba” translates to “Take nobody’s word for it.” The motto of the Royal Society as quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective...Read More
“Yes, it’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s even easier to lie without them.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective This quote is variously attributed....Read More
“Have the confidence to assess information with curiosity and a healthy skepticism.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective I highly recommend this book and will be quoting from it regularly as I finis...Read More