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Legislative lotteries?
Did you know the U.S. House of Representatives uses a lottery to allocate office space to its new members? Why doesn’t the Congress use a lottery system for budget appropriations as well? By way of example, why not (a) set … Continue reading
NFL teams ranked by fines paid
Thanks to Jody Sieradzki for creating this informative map.
Markets in infrastructure?
Why not? Brock Cusick‘s eloquent essay “Here’s an idea better than net neutrality” is by far the best thing we have read on this well-worn subject in some time. Spoiler alert: Mr Cusick recommends a market approach to Internet service. (Hat … Continue reading
Derek Jeter table
Thanks to Andrew Mearns for creating this awesome table.
Chess blitz
Round 9 of the 2014 FIDE World Chess Championship between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand ended in a draw after just 20 moves. Note Anand’s 12th move in this game. Addendum (Nov. 22): Game 10 also ended in another draw.
Posted in Games
Tagged Chess, FIDE World Chess Championship, Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand
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Legal confidence men
Jane Hu explains in this excellent essay why so-called “scientific jury selection” is not really scientific. But her essay misses the most compelling reason why trial consultants are basically high-priced charlatans: there is no way testing or falsifying their predictions! Karl Popper, anyone? What … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Science
Tagged falsification, Jury Selection, Karl Popper, Philosophy of Science, Replication
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The reference class problem strikes again?
A public interest group based in Las Vegas — the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage — recently filed a petition alleging the non-random assignment of judges in a subset of same-sex marriage cases decided by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals … Continue reading
Vampire Freakonomics
What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics? http://t.co/rLJzvcwnBj — Freakonomics (@Freakonomics) November 1, 2014 Check out this fun Freakonomics podcast featuring economists Steve Horwitz and Glen Whitman as well as yours truly, and while you’re at it, why not check out the Economics of the Undead blog too?
War of Attrition (World Chess Championship, Round 7)
This epic game between Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand lasted 122 moves!
prior probability 