Archive - SimonM’s Newsletter

Non-fiction books I read in 2023

Jan 4, 2024 •

Fiction Books I read in 2023

Books among the best I’ve ever read:

Jan 3, 2024 •

August 2023

Musings on Chess Openings

In a recent episode of the Perpetual Chess Podcast, Ben talked about how different openings perform at different levels:

Aug 11, 2023 •

February 2023

Armageddon Chess - a bidders guide

One of the problems for chess contests is forcing a result.

Feb 13, 2023 •

December 2022

StrongMinds should not be a top-rated charity (yet)

GWWC lists StrongMinds as a “top-rated” charity.

Dec 27, 2022 •

November 2022

Is America a Gerontocracy?

A chart crime sends me down a rabbit hole

Nov 8, 2022 •

August 2022

Link list of semi-regular link lists

Aug 4, 2022 •

July 2022

Does academia think markets are less predictive than polling?

In his morning column, Stephen Bush wrote: “The academic literature is also very clear.

Jul 28, 2022 •

This is SimonM’s Newsletter, a newsletter about Stuff I find interesting.

Jul 22, 2022 •

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