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Saturday links: universal testing

Abnormal Returns

technologyreview.com) Math The decimal point is 150 years older than you think. barrons.com) Health How AI is already being deployed in medicine. adamgrant.substack.com) This donation will make tuition free at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. (wsj.com) What do you get with a $600 a night hotel room?

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Dollars Are For Spending & Investing, Not Saving

The Big Picture

That comp gets deposited directly into my bank account, and that money is available for purchasing necessities (food, housing, clothing, medicine, transportation, etc.) Whether it’s a few decades or a century, the math works the same. I work 40-60 hours a week and get paid for my time and efforts. and paying taxes.

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Math Problems

The Better Letter

The maths are exactly the same. These sorts of math problems are the focus of this week’s TBL. Math Problems As this TBL goes live, just 16 games and one day of the NCAA Tournament are in the books, yet my bracket is a mess. We notice the unlikelihood of 100 in a row because of the pattern. Thanks for reading. quintillion.

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Two Years Without Health Insurance (and What I’m Doing Now)

Mr. Money Mustache

So I decided to take some action, by doing the math for myself using a spreadsheet. As a customer, you pay for a monthly subscription (somewhere around $100), and in exchange you get unlimited access to super elite, personalized medicine for the vast majority of your medical needs. It’s simpler, cheaper and more flexible.

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Transcript: Linda Gibson, CEO PGIM Quantitative Solutions

The Big Picture

She has a really fascinating background, very eclectic, a combination of math and law. You, you get a, a BS in Mathematics and a JD from Boston University Math and Law. It is something, math has always come easy to me since a child. I didn’t get an advanced degree in math. Not the usual combination. What happened?

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Bracketology (2024 Edition)

The Better Letter

In 2019, submitting a hastily filled in bracket – and under the influence of cold medicine – Nigl predicted the first 49 games of the tournament correctly (into the Sweet Sixteen) before seeing his streak snapped. Gregg Nigl, a neuropsychologist from Columbus, Ohio, has come closest so far to a perfect performance. quintillion.

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$30 an Hour Is How Much a Year?

Good Financial Cents

Calculation Breakdown Let’s break down the math to find out how much you could earn annually with a $30 hourly wage: Consider an average workweek of 40 hours and an average year consisting of 52 weeks. Let’s do math again! Nuclear medicine technologists $32.91 . $30 an Hour Is How Much a Year? Food scientists $30.95