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TrackerFFyesterday at 10:46 PM1 replyview on HN

Let's look at the probability another way:

If 1 in 5 are obese, would it be fair to assume that 1 in 5 Olympic runners are also obese?


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al_borlandtoday at 1:58 AM

The Stanford admission process could lead to a higher percentage of people with conditions that are classified as disabilities, but give them an edge.

Albert Einstein was a smart guy and very accomplished… yet his wife had to paint is house door red so he knew where he lived. He very likely had what we would now call ASD. While he was brilliant and a top university would love people like that, he needed some accommodations, such as a red front door.