Year: 2022

A new paper finds that “scandal-ridden politicians tend to get fewer votes at the ballot box, are more likely to lose elections, and are less likely to win re-election”. The title of the paper is “The Electoral Consequences of Scandals: A Meta-Analysis”, and while I find the conclusion sensible (I would not expect scandal-ridden politicians […]

Is it possible to have news without any biases? I doubt it. While it is technically possible to have ‘unbiased news’, it is not desirable nor reflective of how most journalists work. On the contrary, I will argue that bias is a principal part of any news coverage. I believe a concept such as ‘biased […]

801. IKEA’s Crimes Against Cartography 802. The Number Ones 803. Typography in Severance 804. Cancer Chose Me, But I Chose How To Die 805. Some studies on *washing (looking beyond greenwashing): CSR-washing, fempower-washing, diversity washing, woke washing 806. A Brief History of Art Movements | Behind the Masterpiece 807. Blue Zones: Lessons From the World’s […]

Forleden talte jeg med en ven om MobilePay, hvor jeg kunne berette, at jeg ikke længere bruger denne service (og ikke har brugt den i flere år). I dette indlæg bringer jeg to mails, der giver indblik i min sidste oplevelse med MobilePay. For det første en mail jeg sendte til MobilePay support omrking et […]

London is full of places to get coffee. You have brands such as Starbucks, Pret A Manger, Costa Coffee, Black Sheep Coffee, and Caffé Nero. And you have all the local, non-chain places. I primarily rely on Pret A Manger. You will find a lot of Pret’s in London. Whenever you get out of a […]