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Don’t Trust the Odds (Ratio)

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

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The odds are that most people don’t understand the odds ratio (and other metrics related to telling the odds). Let’s look at some common metrics and what they mean.

[Book Review] The Art of Gathering

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 16, 2020

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Review of the book “The Art of Gathering” – how to become better hosts at gatherings of all kinds, from birthday parties to home dinners to professional meetings.

[Book Review] The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 12, 2020

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Book review of the memoir of Robert Iger, former top executive of Disney and named as the 2019 businessperson of the year by Time magazine.

[Book Review] Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

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A review and takeaways of the book “Humble Pi” – a 5-star book that teaches mathematical thinking in stand-up comedy style.

“Premature Optimization” and the Pandora Box of Debates that Followed

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang April 12, 2020

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“Premature optimization is the root of all evil.” This popular phrase in software engineering has led to interesting discussions on technical debt, the meaning of engineering and the Swiss cheese model of accident management. Hello World – read on to find more.

“Uncommon Sense” About COVID-19: Data & Opinions Worth Knowing (live updating)

This blog post – live updated from time to time – aims to filter out the signal amidst the noise: data & opinions on the COVID-19 that (a) I think are worth knowing & reflecting about, and (b) are inevitably colored with my own biases & POV. Do your own research, form your own (informed) opinions, and stay safe!

Are reciprocal ratings the cure or the curse?

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang March 14, 2020

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A Uber passenger can rate the driver and vice versa. An Airbnb guest can rate the host and vice versa. Reciprocal ratings are commonplace today – what are the pros and cons? Let’s do some thought experiments.

[Flash Fiction] Save the “Date” (1): Tinder Stories

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna Wang March 7, 2020March 23, 2020

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The 1st part of a short fiction on dating – what’s a hotter topic than Tinder, the app that is supposed to kindle hot romantic fires? Read on for how a Tinder super-user handles the heat of (probably 157+) dates. His views on dating may resonate with or surprise you.