That is the new paper by Lalley and Weyl . Here is the abstract: While the one-person-one-vote rule often leads to the tyranny of the majority, alternatives
Does that morning Danish leave you craving another treat two hours later? Do you grab a candy bar to cope with your afternoon slump -- and then reach for a cola to get out of your post-slump slump? If
What holds most of us back — and gets in the way of success — are those sugar cravings that seem impossible to break. Did you know that sugar and processed
Here’s the not-so-sweet truth. We are killings ourselves by consuming truckloads of hidden sugar. Sugar is the New Fat Despite 40 years of Americans being
It’s that time of year again, when Mary Meeker unloads her highly anticipated internet trends report for the Code Conference crowd in Rancho Palos Verdes,
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Why We Really Vote I’m a generally agreeable person. So I rarely find myself in a situation where, 10 minutes into meeting someone, they say, with utter contempt, “I’m not in
Let me tell you the story of two investors, neither of whom knew each other, but whose paths crossed in an interesting way. Grace Groner was orphaned at age 12. She never married. She never had kids.
Tyler asks which goods and services are most likely to be bought and sold on a blockchain that is paid for with token issuance and appreciation? The services
Yesterday saw three developer-related announcements, two from Apple, and one from Microsoft. The former came as part of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote : The iOS App Store, whic
The designers at intercom (intercom.com) use this illustration to show what is, and isn’t, important to customers. Upgrade your user, not your product. Don’t
If you’re like most SaaS managers, you’re committed to running and growing your business. But to do that, you need to ensure you’re meeting the needs of your customers, and that includes reducing chur
How Bonobos Got Started Andy Dunn Dec 25, 2013 · 11 min read A lot of companies don’t make it because in the process of trying to get many things right, they don’t get anything right. Why are they in
The synthetic opioids – usually referred to both in the press and by law enforcement as “fentanyl” – have now outstripped not only the prescription opioids such as oxycodone but also heroin in terms of overdose deaths, and (as you can see below) the trend line is almost vertical. Keith Humphreys…
“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit is persistence in practice.” — Octavia Butler
The Book in Three Sentences “Building muscle and getting stronger requires lifting heavy weights, and doing short, intense sets of relatively low reps”. “Eating
If you're anything like me, you probably remain perpetually dissatisfied with your task management setup. You may have chosen an app and settled in with it, but
The authors are Eric A. Posner and E. Glen Weyl, and the subtitle is Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society . “Suppose the entire city of Rio is
A subtext to last week’s article, Tech’s Two Philosophies , was the idea that there is a difference between Aggregators and Platforms; this was the key section: It is no accident that Apple and Micros
Chicago-based e-commerce marketplace Provi today announced the completion of a $3.5 million funding round. Provi, which aggregates distributor inventories and
Summary In this chapter, Mond and John discuss the brave new world — especially the absence of God. As their discussion unfolds, John expresses his disgust at the casual ease of living in a society wh
Summary In this chapter, John, Bernard, and Helmholtz submit to the judgment of Mustapha Mond. After they discuss the reasons for social control, Mond banishes Bernard and Helmholtz to the Falkland Is
My Preferences My Reading List Literature Notes Test Prep Study Guides Brave New World Aldous Huxley BUY BUY ! Home Literature Notes Brave New World Chapter 14 Book Summary About Brave New World Chara
The famous proponent of New Atheism is on a crusade against tribalism but seems oblivious to his own version of it. Sam Harris, one of the original members of the group dubbed the “New Atheists” ( by
When it comes to losing weight and maintaining weight loss, diets are obviously a popular choice — but what kind of effect can loss (and, realistically, gaining
The Book in Three Sentences Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Shallow work is non-cognitively demanding,
"CRUD" redirects here. For other uses, see Crud. In computer programming, create, read, update, and delete [1] (as an acronym CRUD ) are the four basic
Apr 7, 2016 Why You Should Consider React Native For Your Mobile App About The Author Clayton Anderson is a partner at The BHW Group in Austin, TX. Outside of work, he is a total music nerd, and enjoy
Summary Back at the Bloomsbury Centre, the D.H.C. waits with Henry Foster to humiliate Bernard. He plans to publicly confront Bernard in the Fertilizing Room, with its many high-caste workers. When Be
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Summary In this chapter, John recounts his life on the Reservation to Bernard. Bernard senses how strange and exotic such a life is, as compared to his own experiences. Indeed, he feels as if he and J
Summary With their Indian guide, Bernard and Lenina enter the Savage Reservation. Lenina finds everything here "queer." Lenina soon discovers that she has forgotten her soma , so she must experience t
Introduction FTP, which stands for File Transfer Protocol, is a means of transferring files directly between computers on the internet — usually between
If you’re into mobile app development, the name of React Native mustn’t be new for you. The term has been trending in the world of technology for quite some
Posted by Tom Wark on May 22, 2018 The trade publication is and always has been a vital tool for the wine and alcohol industries. They have been with us since
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Summary As this chapter opens, Lenina worries about Bernard's eccentric desire for privacy and his tendency to question basic social assumptions. She thinks him "odd." In a flashback to their first da
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