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The original minivan
Why are most contemporary minivans and SUVs so damn ugly and uncool? (The new Jeep Compass is especially hideous.) Via Popular Mechanics, check out this essay by Ben Stewart on the original VW bus.
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Little Data
You may already be familiar with the term Big Data, datasets that are so gigantic that special computational methods are required to analyze them. But how about some “little data” for your pleasure? The frequency analysis pictured above, for example, … Continue reading
Follow the money
Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Economics, Law, Politics, Questions Rarely Asked
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Was the march for science a waste of time?
Probably. But we loved all the geeky posters and colorful outfits. Special shout out to whoever designed the T-shirt pictured below.
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An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Dear Mark, Like the Bob Marley song of yore, we continue to wait in vain for Facebook to introduce a “dislike” button. Although it’s your website, it’s very patronizing that you refuse to give us this choice. Nevertheless, instead of endlessly debating … Continue reading
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Class No. 14 (Mark Zuckerberg’s question)
What question keeps you up at night? By way of example, in the opening scene of the movie “The Social Network,” a fictional Mark Zuckerberg begins by asking, “How do you distinguish yourself in a population of people who all … Continue reading
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prior probability 