- “Bouncing winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024 (Ars Technica). See also Wind load impact on tall building facades: damage observations during severe wind events and wind tunnel testing
- Why Parliamentary Systems are Better than Presidential Systems based on this paper. I don’t pretend to understand the statistical approaches taken, but I see some inconsistencies on who is included or not included. China is not included but Russia is considered a presidential system? Both are closer to monarchs than presidents. A presidential system assumes a legislature that has some power and independence. That is not the case for either.
- Data is very valuable, just don’t ask us to measure it, leaders say
- NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals a Never-Ending Cosmic Firestorm at the Center of the Milky Way
- Health Care Reform and Firm Dynamics: Evidence from Medicare Part D and the Retail Pharmacy Industry
- Term limits and corruption: Evidence from U.S. states
- US Import and Export Price Indexes – January 2025
Mostly Dross
Ramblings From Benson
Mostly Dross
Ramblings From Benson