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2023 reading list and commentary

Librarian.net

I think I stubbornly finished every book I started in 2023 although some of them maybe I shouldn’t have. My plan was to read LESS this year than last year and I did a good job. One hundred and fourteen books. I was busier, happier. I did lower my “books by men” percentage an amount that felt good. average read per month: 9.5

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Is The Wisdom of Crowds Prone to Exaggeration? Evidence from Metaculus

The Lowe Down

Ever since Iowa Electronic Markets outperformed experts and polls in predicting election results from 1988 to 2004, the academic community has been particularly excited about leveraging the wisdom of crowds (Surowiecki, 2005), or how the “many are smarter than the few.” People are expected to enter probability that the answer is “yes.”

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W. 4] See Bloomberg’s article from Dec 20, 2023, “A $1.3 19] It peaked in 2004 at just over $1.6 25] He resigned in 2004 due to accounting irregularities. [26] A few of the recommendations require legislation by Congress. [4]

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Philadelphia 76ers ," 2023 ). WMATA's 2005 study, Development-Related Ridership Survey , found significant car trip reduction associated with the buildings in Metrorail station catchment areas, even in areas outside the core. Principles that drive my approach to urban revitalization (that the average citizen never thinks about).