Once again, you can’t argue with science:
I need to start listening to Beethoven.
Media outlets by the ideology of their audience
Who knew Slate was so liberal?
Background on Google Scholar
And its creator:
“Reading good fiction is like making the jump from masturbation to sex”
Stephen King on writing:
You can’t argue with science: drinking is healthy
The U.S. public health establishment buries overwhelming evidence that abstinence is a cause of heart disease and early death. People deserve to know that alcohol gives most of us a higher life expectancy—even if consumed above recommended limits.
How to get into an Ivy League College guaranteed
Former hedge fund analyst uses data on student admissions to craft contracts guaranteeing admission into certain types of schools, proving yet once again that quants rule the world. Note the somewhat hysterical comments by admissions personnel, who refuse to admit that he can find generalities in his data about their behavior.
IES up for renewal
Here is a summary of the Strengthening Education through Research Act, which reauthorizes IES:
NSA crimes against graphic design
The first chart is an example of people using 3D bar charts because they think their data are too boring and need dressing up. If that’s the case, delete the chart!
Understanding variation in treatment effects in education
A new report issued by IES: A key purpose of rigorous evaluations of education programs and interventions is to inform policy choices. Typically, such assessments focus on the overall or average treatment effect of the intervention on key outcomes. However, there are also important program and policy questions that pertain to variation in treatment effects across subgroups of study participants...
Illustrations of spurious correlations
Great website: