Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

Cool Stuff Daily · Nov 2, 2020 · 16m

Heading into the U.S. general election tomorrow, a refresher on why polls can be unreliable and how to read them responsibly. An opportunity to own the vintage spyware gadgets of your dreams. It’s 2020: platypuses glow in the dark now. And a new site that will distract you from the election.

Sponsors:

BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/REPORT

Fitbod, Get one month free at Fitbod.me/kottke

Links:

How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science (MIT Technology Review)

Why Pollsters Were Completely and Utterly Wrong (Harvard Business Review)

Opinion | This…