Karl Popper: What Makes a Theory Scientific

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Finally, Popper was careful to say that it is not possible to prove that Freudianism was not true, at least in part. But we can say that we simply don’t know whether it’s true, because it does not make specific testable predictions. It may have many kernels of truth in it, but we can’t tell. The theory would have to be restated.

This is the essential “line of demarcation,“ as Popper called it, between science and pseudoscience.

Source: Karl Popper: What Makes a Theory Scientific

Another succinct article from Farnam Street.

Four Questions To Ask Yourself Before Opening Your Mouth

Four Questions To Ask Yourself Before Opening Your Mouth.

Catching up on the usual post-vacation email backlog, I found another interesting contribution from Farnam Street. It contains advice that I have failed to follow more times that I would like.

Filtering Nonsense

Over the years, I’ve found that simply asking why and listening to the quality of the response is the best bullshit filter. If answers come back in cliches and generalizations, that’s an indication that more thinking is needed.

Filtering Nonsense.

I always wanted to write a post entitle Defining The Cock-up Blocker. These ideas are a start.

10 Things I Learned Reading Brad Stone’s — The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

10 Things I Learned Reading Brad Stone’s — The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.

Persuaded me to buy the book.

Why Clever and Lazy People Make Great Leaders

Why Clever and Lazy People Make Great Leaders.