Daily Archives: September 12, 2009

Reason.tv: Sam L. Savage on “The Flaw of Averages”

—Why we underestimate risk in the face of certainty September 11, 2009, 10:30am Reason.com Have you heard the one about the river-crossing statistician who drowns after determining that the water is, on average, only three feet deep? This, says author … Continue reading

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Oh! How I can relate

Typewriter :  xkcd.com Sometimes cartoons capture the truth so utterly and thoroughly that there is nothing else to say. Posted via email from SophiaZoe

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Twitter: Rambling musings

In this age of “Social Media”, where it seems everyone and anyone is a participant, we have the wonderful opportunity to expand our horizons and “meet” new people.  Sometimes those people are a direct reflection of ourselves and sometimes not … Continue reading

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