Or, an extended exercise in the misuse of mathematics and the value of
learning critical thinking..
On 10/31/13, 10:34 AM, Roger Critchlow wrote:
http://narrative.ly/pieces-of-mind/nick-brown-smelled-bull/ and
http://chronicle.com/blogs/percolator/the-magic-ratio-that-wasnt/33279
describe how the principles of "positive psychology" got their
mathematical "foundations" demolished this summer. A lesson in the
hazards of basing your career on a reasonable sounding metaphor.
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