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Part XII. Science, Bourgeois Dignity, and the Industrial Revolution

September 24th, 2009

Chapters 30-31 from: Bourgeois Dignity and Liberty: Why Economics Can’t Explain the Modern World Abstract What happened to make for the factor of 16 were new ideas, what Mokyr calls “Industrial Enlightenment.” But the Scientific Revolution did not suffice. Non-Europeans like the Chinese outstripped the West in science until quite late. Britain did not lead (more…)

WASHINGTON, September 24, 2009: “What’s Wrong with t-Tests”

September 24th, 2009

Thursday, Sept 24, Washington, “What’s Wrong with t-Tests.” 12:00-1:00 at the Government Accounting Office, 441 G St, NW. Either the Judiciary Square or Gallery Place metro stops will get you within a block. The visitors’ entrance is on G Street, between 4th and 5th Streets.


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