Via Don’t Trust the Rankings That Put China’s Universities on Top published by The New York Times on February 11, 2026
The gap between the rankings and reality can be explained by Goodhart’s law, which says that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. It’s like trying to cure a fever by icing the thermometer: You’ve cooled the instrument, but the patient is still burning up.
~ Ariel Procaccia
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Ramones – Pet Sematary
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via StudyFinds:
Detached Retinas, Fractured Sockets: Pickleball Eye Injuries Soar Alongside Sport’s Popularity
research led by Corey Lacher, Irene Koc, and Jonathan C. Tsui
published on October 17, 2025
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Russia was a slave in Europe but would be a master in Asia.
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Conservatives are right that fathers matter; liberals are right that easy access to assault weapons amplifies catastrophe. Both truths stand. But legislation alone will not heal a culture where despair metastasizes faster than hope. What’s needed is more mentors, not more metal detectors. Communities must learn to listen before they punish. Schools must treat warning signs as pleas, not paperwork.
~ John Mac Ghlionn via The Hill
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As progressive Americans have become more secular, the academy has become their primary moral training ground. The results have not been good.
~ Jay Caspian Kang via The New Yorker
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