What I’m watching/reading/listening to: Episode 83 of the Very Bad Wizards podcast.
There’re a lot of podcasts, books, web sites, etc. about the foibles of cognitive biases. This is one of the more entertaining ones. Don’t try to figure out why everyone who disagrees with you this political season is so. dumb. without listening to this first.

Recently excited by: Stranger Things on Netflix. Very 80’s. Very Goonies. An almost note-perfect Tron soundtrack-esque opening sequence. A lot of heart. This is what it’s like to be a child of the 80’s.

Weekly bits: “A recent Mega Millions lottery had 1-in-175,711,536 odds of winning. To put those chances in perspective, that’s about the number of seconds in six years. So it’s like knowing a hedgehog will sneeze once and only once in the next six years and putting your hard-earned money down on one particular second―say, the 36th second of 2:52am on March 19th, 2017―and only winning if the one sneeze happens exactly at that second. Don’t buy a Mega Millions ticket.”

From 1,000,000 to Graham’s Number

Quote o’ the week: The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow. -Mark Twain

Song o’ the week: Camelot, from the Excalibur soundtrack, one of the best soundtracks from one of the best movies ever made!

weekly tidbits 8/12/16
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