Sunday, March 11, 2012

Number cruncher

Nate Silver can’t hit a fastball, but he’s an ace at dissecting baseball stats. And Major League Baseball has taken notice.

Fascinating mini-biography in the University of Chicago Magazine. (Thanks, Tom)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .