Understanding Percentages
Figures expressed in percentages are ubiquitous, and interpreting and doing calculations with them is an important part of the basic mathematical lit...
math
Understanding the Long-Term Risks of Contraceptive Failure
Our data on contraceptive failure is terrible, and our education is worse. How can we as individuals improve our chances of avoiding unintended pregnancies?
How Much to Learn with Anki
When you’re starting out with Anki or another SRS, you might wonder how much you can expect to learn with this newly efficient method of studying. Be...
Reverse Polish Notation
Reverse Polish Notation is a curious way of writing arithmetic operations. Instead of writing the operations between the numbers they apply to (called in...
Does Speeding Make Sense?
Most Americans exceed the speed limit almost every time they drive, to the point that we rarely even think about it. The conventional wisdom is that we’r...
