Quantification fixation drives decisions in Buyer hiring and votes
Bloomberg Opinion notes new research showing people overweight numerical attributes in choices across shopping, hiring, and politics. The paper reports 21 experiments where numbers in grades or scores biased decisions even when qualitative data mattered more. The piece highlights ratings on Amazon and studies by Katherine Milkman and Ellen Peters.
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Gary Shteyngart
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Letters to the Editor Guidelines from Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor limited to 250 words and subject to editing for brevity accuracy clarity and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone number for verification by mail fax or email to the Editorial Page Editor.
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Internal debate reshapes the U S Marine Corps future
The U S Marines face an internal fight over Force Design 2030, a decade plan backed by Gen David H Berger to shrink and retool the Corps for sea control and coastal defense, with critics warning it undermines the Corps warfighting core and rapid response legacy. George Will notes the broader security stakes amid two regional wars and rising China.
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China
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David H. Berger
U.S
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Ukraine
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Gary Anderson
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab
RealClear Defense
Corps
Anderson
Force Design Corps
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Jim Webb
Virginia
Vietnam
South China Sea
Harry S. Truman
Stalin
Inchon
Boxing’s fading glare as MMA and icons fade fast
The column recalls boxing’s heyday with Joe Louis, Cassius Clay, and Ali versus Foreman while noting MMA’s rise and a looming heavyweight bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury that may attract global attention to a different sport. The author reflects on eras of iconic fights and public spectacles.
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Rocky Graziano
Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury
Almanac highlights and notable birthdays for November 18
Almanac notes today marks the 323rd day of 2024 and the 58th of autumn. It lists birthdays for Margaret Atwood and others, notes a 2023 beef and poultry consumption stat, recalls Lawrence Taylor’s 1985 sack and Theismann injury, quotes Alan Moore, cites Sandy Koufax no hitters, and mentions the moon phase between November 15 and 22.
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Louis Daguerre
George Gallup
Klaus Mann
Johnny Mercer
Alan Shepard
Margaret Atwood
Alan Dean Foster
Alan Moore
Elizabeth Perkins
Owen Wilson
Chloe Sevigny
David Ortiz
Denny Hamlin
Nasim Pedrad
New York Giants
Lawrence
Taylor
Washington Redskins
Joe Theismann
Theismann
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Nolan Ryan
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