Quote of the Day “There is no sin in finding out there is evidence that contradicts what we believe. The only sin is in not using that evidence as objectively as possible to refine that belief going forward.” – Annie
Scoping Out Venus
An In-spired Visit
Quote of the Day “Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert, in a 1991 paper in which he summarized centuries of philosophical and scientific study on the subject, concluded, ‘Findings from a multitude of research literatures converge on a single point: People
Loneliness and Hobby Cards
Quote of the Day “Every decision commits us to some course of action that, by definition, eliminates acting on other alternatives. Not placing a bet on something is, itself, a bet. Choosing to go to the movies means that we
Early Morning Mamaw Visit
Quote of the Day “By treating decisions as bets, poker players explicitly recognize that they are deciding on alternative futures, each with benefits and risks. They also recognize there are no simple answers. Some things are unknown or unknowable. The
Last Calls
Quote of the Day
Fly and Drag
Quote of the Day
Back Seat Droolers
Quote of the Day “Being wrong hurts us more than being right feels good. We know from Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky’s work on loss aversion, part of prospect theory (which won Kahneman the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002),
An Office Companion and an Unbraced Face
Quote of the Day “…in science, “I don’t know” is not a failure but a necessary step toward enlightenment. A great quote from physicist James Clerk Maxwell is: “Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science.”
Doggie Parts and Nostril Arts
Quote of the Day “We are discouraged from saying “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure.” We regard those expressions as vague, unhelpful, and even evasive. But getting comfortable with “I’m not sure” is a vital step to being a
Fire Pace Plaint Buckets
Quote of the Day “Most of what we do daily exists in automatic processing. We have habits and defaults that we rarely examine, from gripping a pencil to swerving to avoid an auto accident. The challenge is not to change