whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Science gone wrong: when self-delusion leads to death
(Analysis/Analysis)

... heights of that hubris was reached by Dr Andrew Wakefield, a British medical scientist, in 1998 . Mumps, measles and rubella are terrible diseases that have plagued humanity for generations. They a...

2. Hedging and bundling; improving the efficiency of microlending
(Analysis/Analysis)

"After the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to a report in El Pais, an Acehnese girl developed measles symptoms thanks to three identical jabs from different aid agencies," says The Economis