Does College Really Increase Your Salary?
Many students chose to attend college because they expected it to increase their salary. But do you know the true effect of college on your income? Calculating the true effect is hard because of hidden variables. In this week’s video I walk through the hidden variables and show you the actual return on a college degree. (I even do a magic trick that blew my kids’ minds!)
Netflix Research
I learned this week that Netflix publishes its research behind the recommendation algorithm and other business processes. Did you notice that Netflix sometimes changes the artwork for the shows it recommends? Here’s an explanation on how they find which is best for you. How does Netflix decide which shows to produce? They have a lengthy, data-driven process, which you can read about here.
If you’re interested in data analysis in tech I recommend browsing the articles to see if anything piques your interest.
Unknown Technological Progress
I enjoyed this list of technologies that already exist, that could have massive implications for our future, but that few people know about.
Your Brain on Notifications
Here’s a fascinating video of researchers training a chicken to like the color pink. The key is to give a reward every time it taps the color. I think I had something else to say about this, but a twitter notification came up and I lost my train of thought.
