Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Let’s proceed with our parade of fraudulent data practices, shall we? Next up is data dredging (a/k/a “p-hacking”), a more sophisticated (and less transparent) form of cherry picking. In the words of Wikipedia: “The process of data dredging involves automatically … Continue reading →

We presented a collection of fraudulent data practices in our previous post. Now, let’s consider each fraudulent technique in turn, beginning with the “Texas sharpshooter fallacy” or cherry picking: the practice of selecting results that fit your claim and excluding … Continue reading →

That is the title of this well-reasoned essay by Joanna J. Bryson, a computer science professor at the University of Bath. (Also, check out her TEDxCERN Talk below on the question, “Is A.I. changing us?”) Here is an extended excerpt … Continue reading →

Shout out to Armin Chosnama, who introduced us to Tyler Vigen’s wonderful spurious correlations website. Below is just a small subsample of over 30,000 such correlations. File under “bullshit statistics.”

Did you know that landlocked Oklahoma is bordered by six separate States? The hand-painted map of Oklahoma pictured below, which was drawn by artist and fellow polymath Jerry M. Wilson, is the first installment of a series. Check out more … Continue reading →

Inspired by Leonard Bogdonoff‘s project to scrape Instagram to create a universal and searchable database of street art from around the world, we conclude our series on Cuban graffiti artists by including the following non-Instagram compendia of Havana street art: … Continue reading →

Did you know that March 25 used to mark the beginning of the new year in Britain and in her North American colonies? Rebecca Onion explains why in The Boston Globe. Here is an excerpt from her fascinating essay: This … Continue reading →

The street artist we have featured in our last few posts, Yulier P. (@yuliergraffiticuba), was detained by the Cuban police in August of 2017 under an obscure urban planning decree that makes it illegal to build without a permit or … Continue reading →

If you are in DC this weekend, we will be presenting our analysis of Cuban Decrees 272 and 349 and the criminalization of street art in Cuba at the 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference this afternoon (23 … Continue reading →