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Month: February 2014

What does a 40% chance of rain (or snow) really mean? (repost)

Repost of one of my first and most popular blogs ever. [In 2010] at Ignite Boulder, Joel Gratz (@gratzo), a famous Boulder meteorologist and creator of weather websites for winter sports enthusiasts (coloradopowderforecast.com) and summer sports enthusiasts (dontgetzapped.com), gave a talk, “Hire a Meteorologist, Not a Stock Broker.” He argued that meteorologists are more accurate […]

Looking for a podcast about morality?

I don’t know of many morality podcasts, probably because I don’t often listen to podcasts, but my friend, David Pizarro has one. Very Bad Wizards is a collaboration between Tamler Sommers, a philosopher at the University of Houston, and David Pizarro, a psychologist at Cornell University. We first met at a conference on ethics a few years […]

Which is more important: White Girl Salsa’s recipe or branding?

Last semester, the Head Honcho of White Girl Salsa, Julie Nirvelli, gave a great talk in my class. Her salsa is outstanding — and she has a brand that stands out in the marketplace. After class, I asked Julie: Which is more important: White Girl Salsa’s recipe or branding?