I would have liked to see a link to the original mention/recommendation, or at least a little more context for the recommendation. “I bought a copy of Common Errors in History, which someone mentioned recently on LW.” is not a very effective opening sentence for getting me to care about the ensuing post.
I couldn’t find the original mention. It was in a discussion about Christopher Columbus and the common error of believing that people of his time believed the world was flat.
I’m inclined to think that if Google can’t turn up the discussion using some searching for ‘Columbus’ or ‘Common Errors in History’ (as I’ve verified it does not appear to) then you may be mis-remembering the original source of the mention.
I would have liked to see a link to the original mention/recommendation, or at least a little more context for the recommendation. “I bought a copy of Common Errors in History, which someone mentioned recently on LW.” is not a very effective opening sentence for getting me to care about the ensuing post.
I couldn’t find the original mention. It was in a discussion about Christopher Columbus and the common error of believing that people of his time believed the world was flat.
I’m inclined to think that if Google can’t turn up the discussion using some searching for ‘Columbus’ or ‘Common Errors in History’ (as I’ve verified it does not appear to) then you may be mis-remembering the original source of the mention.