Statistical evidence on some personality / psychological measures in each U.S. State. New York is tops when it comes to being neurotic, while Georgia is tops in agreeableness, extroversion, and conscientiousness (and in the 2nd quintile for openness). This matches up very well with my experiences in both states.

In the run-up to this year’s U.S. elections, I’m announcing my candidacy! I am now one step closer to my Ph.D., having successfully proposed my thesis yesterday. Go me. I have some clean up work to do, mostly regarding how I’ll be analyzing my data from the evaluations, and then it’s on to my list [...]