The power of belief Have you ever wondered why people hold onto their beliefs despite statistical proof that they are wrong? Is it that we don’t understand what the numbers are telling us? Or is it that we just chose to ignore them? Dan Kahan is the professor of Law and Politics at Yale University. […]
God-Awful Art and Operational Measurement
I can’t draw I am not bestowed with an artistic talent. That is not a defeatist attitude, just (another) realisation that I am less than perfect. At school I took art lessons. They were possibly the most painful hours in my life; my school friends would sketch away with alacrity creating images of great beauty […]
How to be a Creative Genius
Have you ever sat in a brainstorming session where the facilitator pins up a blank sheet of paper and asks people to shout out their “new” ideas? Everybody freezes as they start to worry: Do they have a new idea? Who has thought of it before? Is it a good idea? What will the boss think? […]
Mistakes on Death Row
Yesterday I read about a man who had been falsely convicted of murder. Damon Thibodeaux walked free after spending 15 years on death row in Louisiana State Penitentiary. Now he is going to spend his time “concentrating on putting my life back together and moving forward”. Can you imagine? Damon is the 18th person to be released from […]
Step 4(b)
The UK government worries about unemployment Unemployment is generally agreed to be a good thing for governments to worry about. There is an argument that employed people are happier There is an argument that employed people will vote for you There is an argument that employed people pay more taxes Either which way, if you are […]
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