practice
17:59The Expert Myth
16M views • 4 years ago
Veritasium
Veritasium examines which experts have real expertise, drawing on chess research and work by Klein and Kahneman. It explains that expertise comes from pattern recognition built through deliberate practice in valid, feedback-rich environments.
4:44Debt Metaphor
95K views • 17 years ago
Ward Cunningham
Ward Cunningham explains the history and intent of the debt metaphor, which he coined while refactoring the WyCash product. He says debt means code reflecting an incomplete understanding of the problem, not sloppy programming.
Topic match · Software practice, open source & careers
6:04Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them
906K views • 6 years ago
Not Just Bikes
Not Just Bikes argues that stop signs are a poor traffic control, drawing on Dutch practice and the Idaho stop to show intersections can be safer without them, especially for cyclists.
11:57How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home
4.2M views • 9 years ago
Life Where I'm From
A mini-documentary by a Canadian living in Japan explaining how an average family can afford a new detached house in Tokyo. It covers how houses are treated as depreciating assets and how Japanese zoning and building practices keep prices low.
4:57Why Heathrow Airport Had Empty Flights to Nowhere
3.1M views • 8 years ago
Half as Interesting
Half as Interesting explains why airlines flew empty 'ghost flights' out of Heathrow to keep their landing slots under use-it-or-lose-it rules.