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A batch of the best highlights from what Tristan's read, .
That seems to be what life is, the constant experience of the uncertain present moment between two fixed eternities, one closed and the other apparently open.
Free Will Explained
Dan Barker
Being forced to generate answers improves subsequent learning even if the generated answer is wrong. It can even help to be wildly wrong. Metcalfe and colleagues have repeatedly demonstrated a “hypercorrection effect.” The more confident a learner is of their wrong answer, the better the information sticks when they subsequently learn the right answer. Tolerating big mistakes can create the best learning opportunities.
As Reiss and Kitcher note, roughly 10% to 15% of the money generated from pharmaceutical sales goes toward research and development, whereas about 30% to 40% is spent on marketing.
A Tapestry of Values
Kevin C. Elliott
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