by Tom | May 5, 2009 | Reading
Lots of great stuff at the radio archive. Ladies of letters for wiffy, for example.
by Tom | May 5, 2009 | Science
It’s a shame that we still have to explain how and why randomised controlled trials work. They are one of the great intellectual inventions of the human race, allowing us to get a limited view of causality without the blinders of our emotions. In summary: the...
by Tom | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Fascinating quote from Keynes in a McK article which sadly descends into a sales pitch for scenario planning (not that I´m against it, just the sales pitch).The inhabitant of London [in August 1914] could order by telephone,sipping his morning tea in bed, the...
by Tom | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
In common with many others, we are loving Pseudo Names in Private Eye. My favourite to date is this one: Sir, We believe that this column has gone as far as it can.ANNE DANNOWD.N. DISNEREANNE-ZOE IPHASEDEE FEIN-AL-KHURTAN Just brilliant. My contribution (thanks to...
by Tom | Apr 29, 2009 | Reading
Fascinating quote from Keynes in a McK article which sadly descends into a sales pitch for scenario planning (not that I’m against it, just the sales pitch).The inhabitant of London [in August 1914] could order by telephone,sipping his morning tea in bed, the...
