Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

<p><strong><em>Heading into the U.S. general election tomorrow, a refresher on why polls can be unreliable and how to read them responsibly. An opportunity to own the vintage spyware gadgets of your dreams. It’s 2020: platypuses glow in the dark now. And a new site that will distract you from the election.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/REPORT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> betterhelp.com/REPORT</a></li><li>Fitbod, Get one month free at <a href="http://fitbod.me/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitbod.me/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/11/01/1011519/election-voter-fraud-claims-bad-science-polling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science</a> (MIT Technology Review)</li><li><a href="https://hbr.org/2016/11/why-pollsters-were-completely-and-utterly-wrong" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Pollsters Were Completely and Utterly Wrong</a> (Harvard Business Review)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/30/opinion/election-results-maps.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opinion | This Election Map Will Be Everywhere. Don’t Let It Fool You.</a> (New York Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/elections/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2020 - Latest Election Polls</a> (Real Clear Politics) </li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kgb-museum-auction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For Sale: The Entire Spycraft Collection of New York's KGB Museum</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/epddqm/scientists-just-discovered-that-platypus-fur-glows-green-under-uv-light" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists Just Discovered That Platypus Fur Glows Green Under UV Light</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/