A dirty thunderstorm is caused by ash and rock interacting inside a cloud instead of ice particles. As you can imagine, you can get this with volcanoes, which can be pretty spectacular. See more about how lightning forms inside a thunder cloud.…A dirty thunderstorm is caused by ash and rock interacting inside a cloud instead of ice particles. As you can imagine, you can get this with volcanoes, which can be pretty spectacular. See more about how lightning forms inside a thunder cloud.WWW…
Swim a mile in water 5C or less. The ice mile is hardcore. Respect for crazy, amazing people like Lewis Pugh. Or if you’re in London, check out The Swimmer.…Swim a mile in water 5C or less. The ice mile is hardcore. Respect for crazy, amazing people like Lewis Pugh. Or if you’re in London, check out The Swimmer.WWW…
These terms come around a bit, and I wanted to get them clear in my head so I understood the difference. Cognitive bias Cognitive biases are predictable patterns of thought and behaviour leading to incorrect conclusions. Things like anchoring, where we are predictably led astray by the presence of a previous number we have seen. Heuristic A heuristic is a mental shortcut to solve common problems. Things like social proof, how if others seem to like something that’s a shortcut for "we’ll probably like it." Logical fallacy A logical fallacy is a flaw in our reasoning, leading to a faulty argument. Things like the sunk cost fallacy, where we will sometimes make ourselves unhappy in the future because of something we’ve already done that we can’t change. The logical step would be to choose the path that would make you happiest in the future regardless of any sunk costs up to now. Turns out that’s hard. HT: You are not so smart…These terms come around a bit, and I wanted to get them clear in my head so I understood the difference. Cognitive bias Cognitive biases are predictable patterns of thought and behaviour leading to incorrect conclusions. Things like anchoring, where we are predictably led astray by the presence of a previous number we have seen. Heuristic A heuristic is a mental shortcut to solve common problems. Things like social proof, how if others seem to like something that’s a shortcut for "we’ll probably like it." Logical fallacy A logical fallacy is a flaw in our reasoning, leading to a faulty argument. Things like the sunk cost fallacy, where we will sometimes make ourselves unhappy in the future because of something we’ve already done that we can’t change. The logical step would be to choose the path that would make you happiest in the future regardless of any sunk costs up to now. Turns out that’s hard. HT: You are not so smartWWW…
Loosely based on the game show Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Monty Hall, what’s known as the Monty Hall problem is a simply constructed puzzle. Imagine in a game show contestants saw 3 doors, and behind one of which is a prize, and behind the other two doors, goats. The contestant chooses a door, but instead of opening it, Monty opens one of the remaining doors that reveals a goat. He gives you a choice: Do you want to change your door or stick with the one you picked? The problem is: which is the better choice? If you’re interested it’s pretty easy to find out the real answer. Confirming to yourself why is another thing.…Loosely based on the game show Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Monty Hall, what’s known as the Monty Hall problem is a simply constructed puzzle. Imagine in a game show contestants saw 3 doors, and behind one of which is a prize, and behind the other two doors, goats. The contestant chooses a door, but instead of opening it, Monty opens one of the remaining doors that reveals a goat. He gives you a choice: Do you want to change your door or stick with the one you picked? The problem is: which is the better choice? If you’re interested it’s pretty easy to find out the real answer. Confirming to yourself why is another thing.WWW…
What's the difference between an americano and a long black coffee? I'd often wondered. Both seemed to be espresso and water. Not everyone will give you the same answer in a coffee shop if you ask them. But my understanding is the difference between an americano and a long black comes down to the order of adding your water to your espresso — an americano — or adding your espresso to your water — a long black one. If you’re making your own americanos or long black at home, you may notice that a long black seems to make a more satisfyingly luxurious-looking coffee as it does a better job of preserving the crema on top. Other coffee-related sketchplanations: Make Vietnamese coffee How to make Irish coffee Half-caff coffee Espresso, filter, americano and the redeye. Perhaps I should speak to someone about this. More what's the difference sketches…What's the difference between an americano and a long black coffee? I'd often wondered. Both seemed to be espresso and water. Not everyone will give you the same answer in a coffee shop if you ask them. But my understanding is the difference between an americano and a long black comes down to the order of adding your water to your espresso — an americano — or adding your espresso to your water — a long black one. If you’re making your own americanos or long black at home, you may notice that a long black seems to make a more satisfyingly luxurious-looking coffee as it does a better job of preserving the crema on top. Other coffee-related sketchplanations: Make Vietnamese coffee How to make Irish coffee Half-caff coffee Espresso, filter, americano and the redeye. Perhaps I should speak to someone about this. More what's the difference sketchesWWW…
OK, so you can get a little over the top about these, but I do notice when a hyphen is used to add a thought in text rather than the em dash, which is better made for it—and it's much nicer than using brackets or parentheses (). And—to go the full mile—why not use an en dash when you’re separating your page numbers 1–5, or months May–Sep, next time? Didn’t spot the difference? - hypen · short – en dash · medium — em dash · long Most writing tools and Windows and Mac have tricks to do these automatically for you.…OK, so you can get a little over the top about these, but I do notice when a hyphen is used to add a thought in text rather than the em dash, which is better made for it—and it's much nicer than using brackets or parentheses (). And—to go the full mile—why not use an en dash when you’re separating your page numbers 1–5, or months May–Sep, next time? Didn’t spot the difference? - hypen · short – en dash · medium — em dash · long Most writing tools and Windows and Mac have tricks to do these automatically for you.WWW…
