Onward, upward, thruward

Valentin Amrhein + Sander Greenland + Blake McShane @ Nature > Comment: Scientists rise up against statistical significance

The objection we hear most against retiring statistical significance is that it is needed to make yes-or-no decisions. But for the choices often required in regulatory, policy and business environments, decisions based on the costs, benefits and likelihoods of all potential consequences always beat those made based solely on statistical significance.

Laurie Penny @ Wired: We Can Be Heroes: How the Nerds Are Reinventing Pop Culture

Right now, in untelevised reality, we are in the middle of an epic, multiseason struggle over the territory of the human imagination, over whose stories matter and why.

Rebecca Schuman @ Slate: Simone Bile wins U.S. Gymnastics title, does a triple double in floor, and changes the sport forever

There are many reasons I do not wish to be a human American woman in 2019. But what a privilege it is to simply coexist during the era of Simone Biles.

Annie Blanks @ USA Today: 'Waffle House Index' is a real thing during disasters. How does the restaurant chain do it?

Waffle House restaurants are often used to gauge the magnitude of disasters in the Southeast: If a store is open, your community has been spared. If the store is open but has a limited menu, you've probably gotten some damage. If the store is completely closed, you’re in a disaster zone.

Alanna Mitchell @ Maclean's: Climate Crisis Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how.

The world of 2050 will look, sound, smell and taste a little different once we succeed in flipping the switch on carbon. It will be a healthier world, with more walking, more green spaces, more plants and animals, less sickness, far less air pollution, and probably less meat but better nutrition.

The Intercept @ YouTube: A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [art by Molly Crabapple]

"A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" (Watch on YouTube)