The futility of measurement, NFL combine edition

From Jonah Lehrer in the WSJ: . . . We live in a society obsessed with maximum performance. Think of exams like the SAT and the GRE. Though these tests take only a few hours, they’re supposed to give schools and companies a snapshot of an individual’s abiding talents. Or consider the NFL Scouting Combine,…

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