Matt Zefferman
@mzefferman.bsky.social
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Found this! visionarypress.com/products/foo...
Food Energy
Food Energy is an illustrated wall chart that turns everyday snacks and meals into a colorful map of how they power our bodies. Each food is placed by how much of its energy comes from fats, proteins,...
visionarypress.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Found this! visionarypress.com/products/foo...
They can play so many songs with that skill... youtu.be/5pidokakU4I?...
Axis of Awesome - 4 Four Chord Song (with song titles)
YouTube video by random804
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January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
They can play so many songs with that skill... youtu.be/5pidokakU4I?...
For example, seeing "game theory" and "agent-based modeling" as distict approaches.
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
For example, seeing "game theory" and "agent-based modeling" as distict approaches.
In my limited experience, economists, and by extension political scientists, have a narrow view of what "game theory" includes. The perils of an insular field.
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In my limited experience, economists, and by extension political scientists, have a narrow view of what "game theory" includes. The perils of an insular field.
As long as the placard contains the caveat that it was a tongue-in-cheek response to the suggestion that additional data would resolve the issue of Berkson's paradox.
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
As long as the placard contains the caveat that it was a tongue-in-cheek response to the suggestion that additional data would resolve the issue of Berkson's paradox.
I'm more of a theory person, anyway. So if I were to imagine the space of all possible recipes, I suspect that more pots would imply worse outcomes as there are probably more ways to make things worse than better.
December 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm more of a theory person, anyway. So if I were to imagine the space of all possible recipes, I suspect that more pots would imply worse outcomes as there are probably more ways to make things worse than better.
I don't know. You seemed to care enough to propose a correlation and provide some (admittedly anecdotal) evidence for it.
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I don't know. You seemed to care enough to propose a correlation and provide some (admittedly anecdotal) evidence for it.
Dude, this is Berkson's paradox.
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Dude, this is Berkson's paradox.
Agreed. I don't recommend learning trigonometry solely from that video.
December 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Agreed. I don't recommend learning trigonometry solely from that video.
They sound like the type of kids who would appreciate a "squid facts" advent calendar. squidfacts.bigcartel.com
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November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
They sound like the type of kids who would appreciate a "squid facts" advent calendar. squidfacts.bigcartel.com
Avatar, also fantasy and not subtle.
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Avatar, also fantasy and not subtle.
I'm hoping Frozen 3 ends with Olaf being elected president of Arendelle.
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm hoping Frozen 3 ends with Olaf being elected president of Arendelle.
I had a Mathnet badge and would buy one again.
October 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I had a Mathnet badge and would buy one again.
My masters advisor wrote a paper where they failed to train chickens to push buttons to turn on a heater. Even after they defeathered them.
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My masters advisor wrote a paper where they failed to train chickens to push buttons to turn on a heater. Even after they defeathered them.