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How to Choose a Goddess (Using a Spreadsheet)

For the hardest choices we make in life, our gut is not enough. We also need a chart with numbers in it.

March 12, 2017March 13, 2017evaluation matrix14 Comments
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Familiar Finance

People have lent money to family and friends since money was invented, and I have been doing it since I was a teenager. So why is the internet unanimous in saying that it's a terrible idea?

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017finance, personal finance5 Comments
life, money

Get Rich Slowly

Putanumonit's simple and suboptimal guide to personal finance and investment.

February 10, 2017finance, investment, retirement18 Comments
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Significantly Invested

An anecdote from investment banking shows how bad statistics hide in every industry, and what makes people learn to avoid them.

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017finance, investment, statistics2 Comments
math class

The Art is Long and Nerdy

Using data analysis to decide what this post should be like (long and nerdy) and when to use p-values (never).

January 20, 2017January 30, 2017feedback, science, statistics33 Comments
math class

Poked

I calculate high-index roots in my head while waiting for a poke bowl.

January 13, 2017January 24, 2017combinatorics, mental math, poke7 Comments
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Conned

Fighting the crusade against fake numbers, one utility van at a time.

January 2, 2017January 24, 2017ConEdison, fake numbers, paper10 Comments
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December 27, 2016December 27, 2016feedback, improvement, survey4 Comments
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Inflated Bubbles

What makes people who hold an extreme opinion think that they represent the majority?

December 23, 2016January 24, 2017biases, bubbles, politics20 Comments
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Multiplicitous

Protect yourself from p-hacking with precision, whether you're doing drugs or gambling.

December 18, 2016January 24, 201716 Comments

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