Category Archives: Web/Tech

Optimal video length for student engagement is six minutes …

Posted on April 6, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

According to this report by Philip Guo, Juho Kim, and Rob Rubin, who studied student engagement with online courses offered by the edX consortium (edX’s Wikipedia here). Guo, Kim, and Rubin took all 862 educational videos from four edX courses offered in the fall of 2012 … Continue reading →

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Data-driven epitaphs?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol
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“Exploring Manhattan with Excel Power Map”

Posted on March 28, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of this fascinating project created by Daniel Witriol.

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GIF art

Posted on March 22, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The artist who created this beautiful GIF is Florian de Looij. Visit his website here.

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Legalize Uber

Posted on March 2, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Who’s afraid of a little competition? Click on the map for a larger version.

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Why do people still use LinkedIn?

Posted on February 18, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this critique of LinkedIn from an academic’s perspective. (One of the comments at the link sums up our assessment of LinkedIn to a tee:  “The loathing I feel for LinkedIn almost defies words. The amount of spam I … Continue reading →

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When computer programs break the law

Posted on February 14, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this recent report by Daniel Rivero with the provocative title “Robots are starting to break the law and nobody knows what to do about it.” Mr Rivero describes the “robot” in question–an automated computer program called “Random Darknet Shopper” and … Continue reading →

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“Are we going down?”

Posted on February 11, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Statistically speaking, probably not! Read more about this probabilistic app here.

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Prediction theory of law (#Celebgate edition)

Posted on February 2, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Is Apple liable in tort for last fall’s hack of celebrity iCloud accounts? What about Google? Check out this in-depth essay by Issie Lapowsky, published in Wired Magazine last September, addressing some of these questions. According to one source cited in Lapowsky’s report — … Continue reading →

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“Did I adequately answer your condescending question?”

Posted on January 12, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

We can’t wait to see blackhat, the new Michael Mann film about computer hackers who take down the international banking system. In the meantime, our favorite film about computers and hackers continues to be “The Social Network.” Above is one … Continue reading →

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