This will come as a surprise to a lot of people, but in some cases it's possible to detect bias in a selection process without knowing anything about the applicant pool.
Snippets
Working on a project of your own is as different from ordinary work as skating is from walking.
It's more fun, but also much more productive.
- Paul Graham, A Project of One's Own
When multiple possible commodities are being used as a medium of exchange, only a few emerge as winners.
Which one wins depends on two factors: a) marketability of the currency; b) network effects.
- Paras Chopra, How money works
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