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Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Don’t Survive to Become Seniors

New York Magazine

«So it’s not just a matter of people naturally growing more conservative as they grow older. It’s also a matter of the wealthier — and more conservative — people surviving more often, and for longer.» – I have never thought of it from this perspective, but it makes an awful lot of sense. Would love to see a broader study that shows how (or not) this applies to other countries.

Published in Weekly Filet #276

Politics

Society

In collection: Think Different

How Our 2018 World Cup Predictions Work

FiveThirtyEight

Love or hate those World Cup predictions – I, for one, love them when they have a solid methodology behind them. Here’s FiveThirtyEight’s comprehensive (yet still easy to understand) description of how they predict not just the World Cup (yay, 2% chance of Switzerland winning the title), but individual matches. The most fascinating part: how they adjust the odds during live matches.

Published in Weekly Filet #276

Football

Sports

Statistics

TIME’s Drones Issue: Go Behind the Cover

TIME Magazine

It’s the most fascinating magazine cover I’ve seen in years. Here’s how TIME Magazine made a large drone take a picture of a thousand small drones, arranged just in the right way.

Published in Weekly Filet #276

Photography

Trump Made Kim a Movie Trailer. We Made It Better.

The New York Times

Of all the opinion pieces that have been published on the Trump-Kim-summit, this one clearly stands out.

Published in Weekly Filet #276

Humour

Politics

Video

Under the sun

Truth & Beauty

At any given time, there is one place on earth where the sun stands at its zenith. I could watch this for hours.

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There Is Only One Trump Scandal

The Atlantic

More than a year into his presidency, not a week goes by without a troubling revelation about Trump or without him doing something that has you shake your head in disbelief (often both, actually, and multiple times). Here’s a way to wrap your head around the madness: «There are not many Trump scandals. There is one Trump scandal. Singular: the corruption of the American government by the president and his associates…»

Published in Weekly Filet #275

Politics

Are Healthcare Metrics Hurting Healthcare?

Nautilus

A perfect illustration of Goodhart’s Law, which states that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Take a minute to think about where Goodhart’s Law applies in your job – it’s way too easy to find examples.

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45 Stories of Sex and Consent on Campus

The New York Times

It’s a difficult topic, but I find this a good way of approaching it. The complexity of consent in sexual encounters, as experienced by college students.

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Society