Tracing cancer’s evolution throughout history and through the body.
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Pithy Summary – Bulletin #46
The Non-fiction Feature: When McKinsey Comes to Town by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe
The Memoir Spot: The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart
The Product Spot: ProPublica – McKinsey’s Rules
ProPublica – McKinsey’s Rules
ProPublica’s series of investigative reporting on McKinsey’s secrets.
The Management Myth: Debunking Modern Business Philosophy
A fascinating look into the history of management, why management theory is pseudoscience, and why we are wrong to cling to it so desperately.
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm
How the powerful and secretive consulting company, McKinsey, has influenced huge companies and government entities around the world.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #45
The Non-fiction Feature: Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan
The Children’s Spot: The Cartoon Guide to Statistics by Larry Gonick & Woollcott Smith
The Product Spot: Khan Academy
Khan Academy
A super helpful free resource for learning the basics of almost any subject you can think of.
The Cartoon Guide to Statistics
An excellent, simple guide to the central concepts of statistics, with pictures and clear explanations.
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from Data
Illuminating the underlying logic of statistics, and how it can be used for or against us.
Pithy Summary – Bulletin #43
The Non-fiction Feature: Disunited Nations by Peter Zeihan
The Fiction Spot: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Product Spot: Foreign Affairs (magazine/website)