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Via reddit: “The flags of five countries are ‘hidden’ in the flag of Norway. Norwegian Airlines used this to good effect and came up with this clever print ad to promote their low airfares.” If the Super Bowl had print ads, … Continue reading
Martian rover time lapse
“The Spirit rover drove 4.8 miles over the course of 5 years, 3 months, and 27 days. This video covers its entire journey across the Martian surface.”
NYC subway data visualization
Is this art or science? Props to the amazing and multi-talented Chris Whong for this beautiful NYC subway turnstile-data animation.
Posted in Art, Economics, Maps, Science, Time
Tagged Data Visualization, New York City
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A 21-word solution for reducing verification bias in the social sciences?
Is social science (especially fields rife with fraud like social psychology) completely worthless? How should we solve the massive problem of verification bias in social science research and in related fields like law, economics, etc.? Via Deborah Mayo, check out … Continue reading
Posted in Deception, Economics, Ethics, Law, Science
Tagged Social Science, Verification Bias
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Dear Robert Kraft …
You recently had the audacity to demand an apology from the NFL. You said, and I quote, “If the [NFL] investigation is not able to definitively determine that our organization tampered with the air pressure in the footballs, I would expect … Continue reading
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Addendum (Jan. 28): In his blog post “My Visit to Auschwitz,” our friend Tyler Cowen writes, “Each journey that we take has a single place and experience at its emotional center, and no trek with a stop in Auschwitz can … Continue reading
Trans-Asian Railway Map
Click on the map for a larger version. Props to kapom for the pointer.
Off the chart …
Check out Warren Sharp’s statistical analysis of fumbles by NFL teams for all regular season games since the 2010 season. Here is an excerpt from Sharp’s data-detective post: “… the Patriots, visually, are off the chart. There is no other team even … Continue reading
Posted in Probability, Sports
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Example of the “Peltzman Effect”?
Is this another example?
Our all-time favorite Cub
“Let’s play two.”
prior probability 