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July 2, 2022July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Detailed Summary of Evicted by Matthew Desmond

Evicted takes place in Milwaukee during 2008 and 2009. The author, Desmond, follows 8 different tenant families, their landlords, and the events in their lives related to housing. Their stories are interspersed with facts and statistics about housing and evictions more generally.

June 8, 2022July 7, 2024Blog

Causality is so much harder than we normally think

I was listening to a podcast recently that talked about how people’s family situations and upbringings affected how they turned out. It […]

March 19, 2022July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Noise by Kahneman, Sibony and Sunstein

Book Cover for Noise by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass Sunstein

There is noise in many areas, more than you think. This book explains the different types of noise, how to measure it, and how to reduce it. There are many examples with citations.

March 6, 2022July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Political Tribes by Amy Chua

Book Cover for Political Tribes by Amy Chua

The main thrust of Political Tribes is that group identities based on things like ethnicity, religion and skin color are very important but the US has often failed to recognise this in its foreign policy.

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