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How to Become an Insta-Expert: A Confession

Using the prediction markets to become an insta-expert in just about anything. Read More »



The Dangers of Too Much Data

Wondering whether aspirin will protect your heart or cause internal bleeding? Or whether you should kick your coffee habit or embrace it? It’s often hard to make sense of the conflicting advice that comes out of medical research studies. Read More »



Friends Don’t Let Friends …

The origins of a classic phrase. Read More »



Small Improvements Save Lots of Time

Small technical changes often shift our production possibility frontier outward, and make a big difference in our well-being, even if they don’t increase measured GDP. Read More »