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NNT and NNH
Two interesting articles in the New York Times describing the Number Needed to Treat (NNT), the Number Needed to Harm (NNH), have prompted some interesting discussion among ASA members (at the members-only discussion board, unfortunately). The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine has a nice technical definition, fans of the NNT have posted a nice tutorial, and Read more
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The Dancing Bear
We admire the Dancing Bear, not for the quality of his steps, but because he can dance at all. Read more
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I don’t need another lecture from President Dumbass
At least the Crusaders were fighting back against an encroaching Muslim empire. Richard Fernandez sums it up best Christians are the most persecuted religious group on earth today and since the majority of the dead and dying are Egyptians, Ethiopians, Nigerians, Sudanese, Iraqis or Filipinos it is hard to see how Obama or Coates can Read more
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Citizens of the University, Arise!
This latest outbreak of passive-aggressive politically correct gender warfare is absolutely delicious. “Mr.” and “Ms.,” are out, and who knows what is in. While many of the commenting curmudgeons at Instapundit are suggesting replacement honorifics like “Comrade” or “Tovarich,” I think we should dig further back into revolutionary history and adopt the French Revolution’s “Citizen.” Read more
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Eigen-stuff, explained
Linear algebra got you stuck? Check out this interactive demo that explains the hows and whys of eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Roll your own. Tip from the Geek Press. Read more
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I never did like that little snitch…
…and now someone agrees with me. ‘Elf on the Shelf’ conditions kids to accept surveillance state, says Laura Pinto, a digital technology professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. You’re teaching (kids) a bigger lesson, which is that it’s OK for other people to spy on you and you’re not entitled to privacy,” Read more
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Feynman on Science Education
After reading this, I think I have a lot of work to do revising my lessons. Tip from Desiderius commenting at The Unz Review. Read more
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Free Market Jesus Paradise
That’s what Daily Beast’s Michael Tomasky calls the South these days, while advising the Democrats to write us off. If only. Tip from Twitchy, where a few Paradaistas get in some zingers of their own. Read more
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Top College Majors for Jobs
Lots of handwringing discussion at the source, mostly not worth reading. Read more
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Get hip to the Fourier Transform
Love this great one-liner describing the ridiculously useful Fourier Transform Unfortunately, the blog post where it originally appeared has vanished from the Web. However, my search revealed this great tutorial by Zonst. Tip from the R guys at Revolutions. Read more
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