Vaccines, probability and improving odds

I have written it before, but it bears repeating. We suck at probability. This is very apparent at these anti-vaxx drives we are seeing popping up in Canada, New Zealand and elsewhere. Like this sign below: If only 1% die then isn’t that a really low rate, why should we …

The Internet is too quick to judge

Recently there was a viral video of a middle aged man having a meltdown in a fast food restaurant over a smoothie. It made the front page of Reddit and was posted in numerous subreddits. It was all over twitter and digital lynch mob has been quick to judge. The …