One way or another, everyone pays for housing. Yet there is little to no transparency into why buying or renting costs what it does. Understanding residential pricing starts with the cost of construction, including the hard costs (such as wood, steel, and plaster), the soft costs (such as architects, attorneys, and financing), the land, … Continue reading
In early 2012, Paul Miller was 26 years old and burnt out. He wanted a break from modern life — the hamster wheel of an email inbox, the constant flood of WWW information which drowned out his sanity. He wanted to escape. Paul thought the internet might be an unnatural state for us humans, or … Continue reading
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Oakland Athletics’ ability to remain competitive in Major League Baseball (MLB) despite its comparatively meagre resources, mystified many observers. The explanation turned out to be the birth of sports analytics as a major science. In the 2002 season, the team won 103 games in the regular season, … Continue reading