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Daily Archives: October 18, 2017
Slate: The Power of the “Power Pose” – Amy Cuddy’s famous finding is the latest example of scientific overreach
Andrew Gelman and Kaiser Fung write: Consider the case of Amy Cuddy. The Harvard Business School social psychologist is famous for a TED talk, which is among the most popular of all time, and now a book promoting the idea … Continue reading
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NYT: When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy As a young social psychologist, she played by the rules and won big: an influential study, a viral TED talk, a prestigious job at Harvard. Then, suddenly, the rules changed.
New York Times: Cuddy felt ill when Simmons and Simonsohn published the post with the headline: “Reassessing the Evidence Behind the Most Popular TED Talk.” As illustration, they used a picture of Wonder Woman. Cuddy felt as if Simmons had … Continue reading
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THE SECRETIVE FAMILY MAKING BILLIONS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS
These guys reminds me of the 19th Century Sassoon family. From Esquire: To a remarkable degree, those who share in the billions appear to have abided by an oath of omertà: Never comment publicly on the source of the family’s … Continue reading
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Variety: ‘A TV Executive Sexually Assaulted Me: A Critic’s Personal Story’
Maureen Ryan writes: I told a lie in 2015. A lie to save my life. I wrote a post in May of that year telling people I was taking two months off to deal with family issues. It wasn’t entirely … Continue reading
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A Night at the Garden
Youtube: * In 1939, New York’s Madison Square Garden was host to an enormous—and shocking—gathering of 22,000 Americans that has largely been forgotten from our history. * I believe after this disgusting spectacle in the Garden as they exited a … Continue reading