Don’t Blink (Does Logic Betray Us?)

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:45 am  
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If you have to make a snap decision to save your life, that’s one thing, but the hoopla around Malcom Gladwell’s book Blink got me thinking of the times when I’ve been told that you can’t always trust logic. Well, never trust someone who tells you that.

Why It Is Polite to Stare -»

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212: The Extra Degree of Bullshit (or Excellence is Asymptotic)

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 at 2:59 pm  
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The 212:The Extra Degree metaphor is fundamentally broken in both its inspiration and its application. Excellence is typically not a state change achieved by just a bit more, but rather, something else entirely.

Why it takes more than an extra degree. Read on »

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