graduate school admission
The school admissions talk continues! This time, (rarely but yeah) some complement to my home university.
two talks about information design
The crux of information design emerges from the interplay between conflicting interests and information asymmetry. It’s reminiscent of Braess’s paradox.
retail therapy
The beauty of retail therapy is its irrationality. And I doubt any economists would dare to use real, enthusiastic shoppers as subjects.
with all due respect to those economists
Too often, economists take their non-trivial math for granted. Not their fault though…
optimizing personalities over a scale
One can optimize and change his or her traits accordingly. And, in certain social context there’s often an optimal point along the axis.
network in the medical community
"You go talk to your friends talk to my friends talk to me" - but the doctor’s version
just like magic
So I took a Sunday afternoon, sat down at Peet’s Coffee and got the job done… It’s a heuristic, and heuristics are meant to be developed in a magical afternoon.
possibilities
a small poem and old memories…of possibilities
hacking the system...
nudge college students to sleep by using money reward? there’s a possibility that they might hack the system.
The Pep Effect
The profound evolution of football tactics, from traditional direct play to the modern possession style, and how Pep Guardiola’s influence reshaped the game as we know it.