Education

Math Sympathy

My wife started the Math Academy diagnostic on Sunday night. She couldn’t remember that if you raise a number to the 0th…

6 months ago

slow is smooth and smooth is fast

I really hope to be helpful today so bear with me as this isn’t the rosiest way to begin. This…

6 months ago

why poker is used to train traders

This video is the best articulation of why poker is used to train traders. https://youtu.be/uFyoIeBElQc From the description: Jerrod Ankenman,…

7 months ago

so you’re interested in trading…

Friends, This is a follow-up letter I wrote to someone who called me interested in learning to trade. Look, trading…

7 months ago

Using games to identify bias

Last Monday night, I taught a group of kids (and parents) from the neighborhood and social club a trading game as well…

9 months ago

you need motivation to learn the value of pain

Friends, I’ve been saving this one for the start of the school year. For those who start after Labor Day…

9 months ago

poker without the poker

An on-ramp to games of incomplete info for children   Matt Levine on teaching his 4-year old poker: How to…

10 months ago

cheating is just a canary

The common theme in today’s links is gonna be pretty obvious. math team and other horrible things you to do…

1 year ago

the game of school

Last Wednesday, I talked about the cognitive bias where our minds substitute an easy question for a hard one. It’s in…

1 year ago

what are we supposed to learn to prep for the future?

Our local social club recently held its annual all-hands where we address housekeeping matters, re-affirm goals, and discuss event programming. This is…

1 year ago