Over at dynamic ecology, Jeremy Fox argues that Technical statistical mistakes are overrated; ecologists (especially students) worry too much about them. Individually and collectively, technical statistical mistakes hardly ever appreciably slow the progress of entire subfields or sub-subfields. And fixing them rarely meaningfully accelerates progress. continuing with Don’t agree? Try this exercise: name the most…
“I have long discovered that geologists never read each other’s works, and that the only object in writing a book is a proof of earnestness, …” CHARLES DARWIN TO J.M. HERBERT. Down [1844 or 1845], Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (Project Gutenberg ebook), p.347
In times of crisis, governments pull out programs to get more people into work. Often, these programs consist of or include teaching people how to “sell” themselves better, for example though job interview trainings with professional actors, or by giving CV advice. It sounds of course nice to help people find a job, but I…
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