Daniel Kahneman passed away today
He changed the world of behavioral finance
Here are 10 things I learned from his book Thinking Fast and Slow as a way to say thank you:
Nevada casinos' net win in July:
Blackjack $122.2 million
Craps $42.2 million
Roulette $46.5 million
Baccarat $160.1 million
Sports $33.3 million
Penny slots $358.5 million
[Source: Nevada Gaming Control]
MASTERCLASS: French TGV high speed rail removed an anti-mask passenger *IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE* after he refused to wear a mask, even after 135 euro penalty. TGV stopped train🚊 and dumped him off the side of tracks at village in countryside. #COVID19 https://t.co/f8oxg3zJwe
Ok here is my business plan. You build a website that lets Qanon people bet on Qanon outcomes. Like “will Bill Gates be in jail in 6 months?”. You market it to them as a place where they can easily make money betting what they know with such certainty will come true, but...
I don’t know Tom Herman personally or what he’s all about- but in my humble opinion- he hit the nail on the head with this one. There are uncomfortable conversations being had right now that need to continue.
It’s ridiculous that some people are named Stephen and others are named Steven and we are just supposed to accept it. I’m giving them a week to decide on a single spelling going forward.
Here's a link to the University of Washington model. The upper bound of the 95% confidence interval today is 781 deaths. The upper bound of the 95% confidence interval for total deaths lands around 152,500.
https://t.co/Ri7Ln84r9V
The Trump campaign told TV stations they could lose their licenses for airing an ad criticizing the president’s actions in the coronavirus crisis
https://t.co/N4ADZQPXu1
On a positive note new COVID-19 cases in Washington state have declined the last 2 days (216 on wed, 210 on Thu, 148 Fri.) The number of tests being taken in Washington state is now on the decline.
Social distancing works. The curve is getting bent.
My partner and I traveled from London Heathrow to Beijing yesterday. Given the current #COVID19 situation, I thought that I would share my experience of what traveling to China is like at the moment (it might be a preview of what could come to Europe). 1/n
LeBron James, the one and only.
Showing us why having an elite ball-handler (On-Ball creator + decision maker) is so important...and why he's still the best at it.
The entire money time/last 5min = no set play, just LeBron switch-hunting.
Does not get better than that.
East Coast media 🙋♂️ needs to pay close attention to West Coast impacts of coronavirus – like in Seattle – "already, in less than a month, society has contracted," the @SeattleTimes writes https://t.co/HxFRwEGDP1
Another data point. Massive drop in air pollution in manufacturing belt of China, where goods that supply much of the world are made. Many factories offline https://t.co/vv6WXFVPKi