Charles sent me these links:
‘Willing to Do Everything,’ Mothers Defend Sons Accused of Sexual Assault’ Article from NY Times.
‘I called the police’ after Weinstein reports women take action. Also NY Times.
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Notes 23 October 2017
Diversity in corporations
Explainer from Business Insider
Why Diversity Matters from McKinsey
bThe effect of testosterone on cognition from This American Life.
“I was a slave to testosterone”
De Vos Withdrew Obama Era Guidance
Suit as a result of withdrawal
Cracked article: “Why modern men art trained to hate women”
Notes 16 October 2017
William Proxmire campaign costs. $145.10.
Default mental mechanism is belief
“Why you can’t help believing everything you read”
Dan Gilbert research on how belief works:
“Unbelieving the unbelievable”
Japanese Innovations
Japanese innovations that changed the world
Foreign Policy: Is Japan the most innovative country in the world
At 1,200 patents per million people, Japan has the highest rate of patents in the world—even when you account for multiple counting.
Military spending as % GDP
Wikipedia: Countries by military expenditure
US spending over time, from here
Interactive data from World Bank
Economic Growth Worldwide
Immigration in the US
Foreign-born population by state
Fish and North Korea
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