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Missing data
And I think I am forgetful. This would make a nice article showing the importance of old data. Could be lots of stories here.http://www.nature.com/news/scientists-losing-data-at-a-rapid-rate-1.14416?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20131224(Untitled)
Here are three ways to look at the data as was pointed out to me by one of the comments. "The only data shown are that a disproportionate number of whites are brought to trial and then found not-guilty. That data supports the hypothesis that prosecutors are charging a larger percentage of innocent white people, just as it supports the hypothesis ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Texans do know how to create problems trying to live large in the short term.
http://www.texastribune.org/series/water-for-fracking/map/Twisted logic
"The Constitution says that anyone can stage a demonstration without giving notification, but the legislation says that applying to the authorities for permission is mandatory. So nobody can say they exercise their constitutional rights. This is unlawful," Gov. Hüseyin Avni Mutlu had told reporters in response to news of the protest ( Read more... )Uncertainity
I heard an immigration congressman mention that his concern with the immigration policy in the United States was how uncertain it was; that he wanted to know what the policy was going to be 5 years from now. This could be a defining feature of conservatism, in that any change leads to a devil you don't know, even if that devil is more benevolent ( Read more... )(Untitled)
This is an interesting Op-Ed because it is focuses on deep questions that any one who has gone to church has likely asked themselves as to why those other folk were there. They may or may not have figured out their own motivations. Her opening statement about understanding another person's faith through their choice of questions is brilliant, ( Read more... )
