Winning with Nuclear Fusion, a New Metaphor

Winning with Nuclear Fusion Thursday evening I ended up in a conversation about nuclear fusion, not a subject I know much about, but I have a vague understanding . . . that got me thinking about what it takes to study for the GMAT, SAT or GRE. It requires an extraordinary amount of energy upfront. … Read more

Super Stars – Peak Years

Peak Years and Influence In an effort to determine the validity of my hypothesis about peak years I’ve scanned through high school data as I get my hands on it . . . turns out it is not so straight forward to get high schools to share their information. It has been even more difficult … Read more

Basic Economics

Powerful Lessons, Perverted It is difficult to find a text to ignite enthusiasm for basic economics. Lack of training in the basics leads to all sorts of perverse incentives when it’s time to vote . . . but if you really reconsider the fairy tales we gave you as a child you may see the … Read more