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On Education (1): Schools, Teachers, Markets, and The Success of Learning efforts

How can we fix the educational system? Should we reconsider what its objectives are?

The overall effectiveness and efficiency of the school system makes for a very interesting discussion. Other than being the main tool to spread knowledge in a society, it is also supposedly an important contributor to the processes of economic progress and of social mobility (allowing for the possibility of individuals moving between ‘classes’) … That – however – is just in theory …

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January Bits

Quotes, Links, Memes, and Readings from January 2022.

Topics include social media, consumer behavior, innovation, markets, trends, and education.

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The Still Head of the Staring Psychopath: On Click-y Headlines, Bad Science, and Approximations

I got a notification with a link to an article, and I was naturally inclined to check it out: https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/psychopathic-stare

How couldn’t I?

Breaking and important news… The headline itself is amazing :

Psychopaths don’t move their heads when talking

A new study found that people who scored high in certain psychopathic traits are more likely to limit head movements.

A ‘Psychopath’ staring (?) without moving his head
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