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701. Margarine was invented in response to Napoleon III’s call for a cheap alternative to butter (Vaisey-Genser 2003) 702. People consistently underestimate others’ desire for feedback (Abi-Esber et al. 2022) 703. Dentists with shorter waiting times are more likely to propose unnecessary treatment (Gottschalk et al. 2020) 704. Teaspoons and tablespoons are unreliable dosing devices […]

On The Hub, a recruitment platform for Nordic startups, you can explore what Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Nordic startups aim to have an impact on. To explore the companies in greater detail, I decided to scrape data on all startups on the platform that share information on their SDG impact focus. In the figure below, […]

1748. Data Vis Dispatch: March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28 1749. Lists of curated books 1750. Beware the Propensity Score: It’s a Collider 1751. Are {tidyverse} function names getting longer? 1752. What to do with “null” results: Part I: Nonsignificant and underpowered, Part II: Nonsignificant but with sufficient data, Part III: Underpowered study, […]

Danske Spil udsendte i dag en pressemeddelelse om, at nummer 19 ikke er blevet trukket siden sidste sommer i Eurojackpot. Den administrerende direktør for Danske Spil Lotteri udtaler i den forbindelse, at “når et nummer for eksempel ikke er blevet trukket i 244 dage, er det nærliggende at tænke, at det snart er oppe over.” […]

906. 2022 letter 907. Story Structure: Super Basic Shit, Pure, Boring Theory, Let’s Simplify Before Moving On, The Juicy Details, How TV is Different, Five Minute Pilots 908. What is Chess? What to think and how long for 909. Longevity myths 910. How to Go to the Zoo 911. Based on a True True Story? […]