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Hacking the U.S. News College Rankings Algorithm

July 8, 2021July 22, 2021 Jo Tango

I was surprised but not surprised when a very successful alumnus who had gone to an Old Ivy told me that 1/4 of his alma mater’s freshman seats each year are now “bought” (his word, not mine). I was surprised but not surprised when Harvard College admissions data released during a lawsuit showed that most

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‘Choice Overload’

November 6, 2019February 28, 2022 Jo Tango

Recently, I listened to an interesting podcast about “choice overload” (link here). Dr. Laurie Santos explains what the data show: making too many decisions creates unhappiness. The paradox of choice is that more choice can lead to a latter realization that “less is more,” that choice today may lead you to less choice. Some years

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Bryan Stevenson

February 28, 2019May 15, 2019 Jo Tango

A podcast series on my fave list is “Stay Tuned.” I’m behind on my podcast listening, but was able to hear the recent one, which featured Bryan Stevenson, who has spent his life on criminal-justice reform (link here) and his job as an attorney defending minors on death row. I found the podcast to be

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Andrew Yang and Universal Basic Income

July 22, 2018July 2, 2020 Jo Tango

We have a large rainstorm blowing through the area all day. So, it is a great time to simmer an all-day pasta sauce, exercise and read. One book I recently read and enjoyed is Andrew Yang’s The War on Normal People. Here is how the book starts: “I am writing from inside the tech bubble to

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Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson

May 21, 2018April 24, 2019 Jo Tango

This is an interesting podcast from On Being. (Their podcasts sometimes have not been “on” for me, but this one is). Derek Black was the heir apparent to one of the country’s most prominent and activist white-supremacist families, which believed that a Zionist conspiracy controlled the world (among other beliefs). His father founded the web’s

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The Human Cost of War

May 1, 2018February 5, 2019 Jo Tango

As a college student, I studied a great deal about international conflict. Today, I keep up on current events for fun, and we talk about the news at the dinner table. Over time, you can become immune to the headlines. Another war, another battle, another incursion. Yesterday, I listened to The Daily’s podcast about one

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
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Man's Search for Meaning
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