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As a follow-up to my previous post, I did some further digging and discovered that the toy cars and dolls used way back in 1914 in a Paris courtroom to re-enact a transit accident–i.e. the miniature model that influenced Wittgenstein’s … Continue reading →

That is the title of this beautiful paper by Susan G. Sterrett, who teaches philosophy of science at Wichita State University. (Although Professor Sterrett presented this paper as early as 2015 at a symposium on “Wittgenstein’s ’Picture Theory’’, it was … Continue reading →

We already know that Francesca Gino, an award-winning professor at the Harvard Business School, was accused of publishing at least four studies with fake or doctored data; see here. We also know that a few weeks after her alleged research … Continue reading →

Today (3 October) is “German Unity Day“, which commemorates the reunification of the “two Germanies” after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when the former Communist East Germany joined the free West Germany. (This day has been an … Continue reading →

For a brief history of the origins of Gatorade (hat tip: my favorite “Gator girl” Sydjia R.), check out this Wikipedia page as well as the tweet and YouTube video below: PS: My favorite quote (from the video) was this … Continue reading →

Are there too many or too few satellites in outer space? Check out this recent report on Elon Musk’s massive flotilla of satellites in near-Earth orbit. As it happens, I have proposed orbit and launch-right auctions as an alternative to … Continue reading →

But who counts as “Hispanic”? See here, for example. Also, what about Brasil and Portugal?

Last month I asked, Are TED Talks still a thing? (See my blog post titled “Against TED?”, which I am reblogging below.) As it happens, I stumbled upon this 2009 TED Talk by my favorite polymath, Tyler Cowen, while I … Continue reading →