Many good examples of microbes that appear helpful in one context but are harmful in another, and vice versa.
The positive effects of foreign travel are well-publicized: people who have seen the world tend to show more creativity and curiosity than those who stick to the familiar of their own home.
But this new study by Lu, JG et al, carefully concludes that foreign experience has the downside of making people more likely to behave dishonestly as well.
I looked at the paper and have these comments:
Read the original here:
Lu, Jackson G., Jordi Quoidbach, Francesca Gino, Alek Chakroff, William W. Maddux, and Adam D. Galinsky. “The Dark Side of Going Abroad: How Broad Foreign Experiences Increase Immoral Behavior.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 112, no. 1 (2017): 1–16. doi:10.1037/pspa0000068.
"during a period in which median wages have been stagnant over the last 30 years, median wages in terms of automobiles have almost doubled"
Well, that didn’t take long. Less than seven hours after I posted a request and reward for a 23andme app, I had two submissions. Beau Gunderson and Eric Jain (who turn out to be friends) both submitted short programs that fulfilled my request. The winning version is at Beau’s site.
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This is great! Thanks for setting this up!
Larry Summers:
a surprisingly large chunk of our male population is now in the position where there is nothing that people can think of for them to do that is useful enough to cover the costs of making sure that they actually do it correctly, and don’t break the stuff and subtract value when they are supposed to be adding to it.
This is the most serious economics trend out there. Technology is replacing skills so quickly that even occupations once considered "safe" are becoming obsolete.
“No one would choose to work on the roadside,” said Mr. Say Thu, who tries to support his wife and children on an income of about $200 a month. “We would prefer to be indoors.”
This is the type of person who will be working in a factory soon, perhaps under conditions that latte-sipping, well-intentioned Americans will think too cruel.
I'm also reminded of my surprise, during my visit there, of the high prices for many/most of the handmade items. Even (especially) labor-intensive products like hand-sewn scarves seemed expensive and often not particularly high-quality compared to similar items from Thailand or Vietnam.
The reason: little to no automation. Blocking themselves from the outside world for so long made Burma poor.
Every Friday evening, the Pulse team gets together for 30 minutes to step back and debrief. The week is usually filled with a ton of sprints, emergencies and fire drills, so these 30 minutes end up being a crucial break from the craziness. It also strengthens the team’s stability and...
