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Overcoming Bias : Ponder Questions
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July 21, 2013 9:45 am. Middot; Next ». A Harvard assistant dean of admissions:. You had to look for people who could come into a very competitive environment, who could still find self-esteem and who in some way, shape or form was still the best at something. How do you figure that out? It was never the answers they gave. It was the questions they asked. The questions give a much better clue to how a person thinks. Answers can be learned, can be rote. But it’s the questions. ( more. 8221; you might ask &...
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Utilitarianism « Philosophical Multicore
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Sometimes controversial, sometimes fallacious, sometimes thought-provoking, and always fun. Article of the Day. New Keyboard Layout Project. Question of the Week. Essays on Reducing Suffering. You Are Not So Smart. One of the most common topics for discussion on this blog is Utilitarianism. The principle that the highest end of morality is to maximize happiness and minimize suffering. For an introduction to Utilitarianism, please read Utilitarianism in Five Minutes. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Utilitarianism Resources | Michael Dickens
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Writings on philosophy, computer science, and altruism from a person with some thoughts on philosophy, computer science, and altruism. This is a collection of some of my favorite resources on utilitarianism. Practical Ethics, Peter Singer. Animal Liberation, Peter Singer. The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer. The Methods of Ethics. The Principles of Morals and Legislation, Jeremy Bentham. Common Criticisms of Utilitarianism. The High Impact Network. Giving What We Can. Effective Altruists on Facebook.
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Overcoming Bias : Low-Divorce Jobs
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September 24, 2010 9:00 am. Middot; Next ». Takes a simple regression predicting the “divorced” rate (% of once-married folks now divorced or separated) from income, age, gender, and race, and then for 500 different jobs collects a table of its actual divorce rate, the rate predicted by this regression, and the ratio between these two rates. (Yes these stats ignore remarried folks, but they still seem informative.). Before you browse their divorce rate vs. job table. How do you think most folks react?
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EPISODE 13: Perfect Competition | Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes)
http://introductorymicroeconomics.com/Pod/2014/10/27/episode-13-perfect-competition
Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes). EPISODE 13: Perfect Competition. October 27, 2014. Podcast: Play in new window. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. My book on the singularity. My game theory book. My introductory microeconomics textbook. Last 24 hours: 51. Last 7 days: 387. Last 30 days: 1,590. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Overcoming Bias : Risk is Physical
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September 2, 2008 6:00 am. Middot; Next ». His outcome variance. It seems, however, that these different risk concepts are more related than we realized. So if we could get people to exercise more, would they become more risk-loving, want less insurance, make more aggressive investments, and induce faster economic growth? Would this be a good thing? A WordPress rating system. This sounds about right to me. To answer the question, a qualified yes. It would be hard to separate the effect alluded to fro...
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EPISODE 11: Trade | Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes)
http://introductorymicroeconomics.com/Pod/2014/09/05/episode-11-trade
Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes). September 5, 2014. Comparative advantage, absolute advantage, and trade. Podcast: Play in new window. EPISODE 10: Wealth Creation and Destruction. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. My book on the singularity. My game theory book. My introductory microeconomics textbook. Last 24 hours: 49. Last 7 days: 385. Last 30 days: 1,588. Proudly powered by WordPress.
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Overcoming Bias : True Tolerance
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April 25, 2010 9:05 pm. Middot; Next ». Crush videos feature small animals … being slowly crushed or impaled by a woman wearing stiletto heels. … The Supreme Court decided … the law prohibiting such videos was too broad. As written, for example, the law could be construed to prohibit a deer-hunting video, which, though some might find cruel, relates to a legal activity. …. 8220;Tolerance” is where you tolerate things that. Someday soon, technology will allow an explosion of possible creatures and behavio...
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EPISODE 12: Costs | Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes)
http://introductorymicroeconomics.com/Pod/2014/10/01/episode-12-costs
Microeconomics Podcast by Professor James Miller (also on iTunes). October 1, 2014. Fixed costs, variable costs, marginal costs, Malthusian trap. Podcast: Play in new window. EPISODE 13: Perfect Competition. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You must be logged in. To post a comment. My book on the singularity. My game theory book. My introductory microeconomics textbook. Last 24 hours: 50. Last 7 days: 386. Last 30 days: 1,589. Proudly powered by WordPress.
