Phrase of the day – If the goal is to trace out long-term trends, forecasts may do better over the long run than the short. Predicting the distant future is forbiddingly difficult. Predicting the near future is no easier.
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Puns and punditry
PEOPLE are bad at judging the speed of large objects, especially those coming towards them. That is one reason why so many Indians die crossing Mumbai’s railway tracks.