prior probability

Cuba became a republic on 20 May 1902. Supporters of the Cuban Revolution criticize the Cuban Republic of 1902-1958 as a U.S. colony, but weren’t the people of Cuba more free and far better off back then than they are now?

“Nine months of each year, he devoted himself obsessively to scientific work …, and then for three summer months he enjoyed gardening, art, music, philosophy, and literature in his family’s summer residence, with science seemingly forgotten.” Who are we talking about?

Check out this report by Omer Barak describing a new dating app called “Verona,” created by Matthew Nolan for Israelis and Palestinians:

Verona, which has the tagline “World peace, one swipe at a time,” is almost identical to Tinder – accept for the Israeli/Palestinian catch.

Users first log into Facebook and create a profile where they identify themselves as either Israeli or Palestinian. They then upload a photo of themselves and are then shown photos of people in their area who identified as the opposite group.

Users then swipe right if they like someone or left if they don’t. If the two match, if both swipe right, they can start matching and potentially meet.

(Via Marginal Revolution.)