Bonferroni Alert!

Reading about p-values makes me want to start a blog about them (how does such a blog not already exist?!). A good subtitle could be "where one in every twenty posts will be significant by chance alone."

Andy McKenzie, "P-Value Polemics"

The Plasticity Tradeoff

[I]f a system has the ability to change easily (i.e. it has high plasticity), then it will tend to expend resources on a wide range of trait values, and will have fewer resources to focus on the most important and relevant traits.

Andy McKenzie: "Trade Off #10: Plasticity vs Specialization"

Mischel Meets Hardin

A co-worker brings in cupcakes early in the morning to share with everyone. I want to wait to have one so I can reward myself for working hard that day. But I'm worried that if I do so there will be none left. Gratification delay and the commons: antagonistic.

Andy McKenzie: "Three End of Summer Thoughts"