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Tsggdjbs··on Why Hispanic-Americans live longer: A mystery that has puzzled researchers
The study controls for income, so in theory the effect of lower socioeconomic status is removed. It is effectively saying fewer Hispanic people at a certain income level will die relative to people of other races at the same income level.

This is a paradox especially if your prior is that longevity and race should be unrelated.

Tsggdjbs··on A web-reading bot made millions on the options market
If the type of trading discussed in the article becomes more common, would market makers stop making markets for these deep out of the money options? Presumably this would be bad for those attempting to use the options as a hedge.
Tsggdjbs··on When you have to wake up earlier than usual
Are there any academic studies about how low carb diets and going to bed slightly hungry impact morning energy levels? This is consistent with my experience but my sample size is too small
Tsggdjbs··on N.F.L. Playoff Simulator
Since they use a coin flip to determine who wins each game, running the simulation on week 1 would give each team an equal chance of making the playoffs.

Actually it would be interesting to know if the NFL rules / schedule give some teams advantages from the start.