Catching up on these...

( Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Dan Kahneman )

On the national mall.  Surprisingly, we also got some work done.

The fellows had a "data blitz" tonight.  Twenty-two of us (presumably those with more dubious judgment than the other 130) gave Powerpoint presentations on the research we did before the fellowship--in 90 seconds each, with cowbells and audience mocking if we went over time.  This is a sufficiently limiting format all by itself, but...

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In and around trips to S's family in Michigan, my family on Cape Cod, and papersky and rysmiel for New Year's in Montreal.

( All the Dan Ariely you can shake a stick at )