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Two nobodies in a old TV drama
Here’s an old General Electric Theater episode with a couple of two-bit players: Ronald Reagan and James Dean. Tip from the Corner. Read more
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Better learn calculus!
Herman Wouk shares a conversation with Richard Feynman: This formidable fellow walked out of the building with me, and said as we were parting: "Do you know calculus?" I admitted that I didn’t. "You had better learn it," he said. "It’s the language God talks." Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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“intellectuals” have always acted stupidly
Gary Jones is throwing his own version of a Tea Party. Read it two or three times; there will be a pop quiz when you least expect it. Read more
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Howdy, neighbor!
An interview with anti-rudeness ninja Amy Alkon: So the other thing we can do, that everybody can do, is to treat strangers like neighbors. All that takes is doing small kindnesses for people. …You’ve met a stranger. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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The cost of shoddy statistics
K. O’Rourke has a statistical horror story about a poorly thought-out clinical trial. It needs more references. Read more
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A split-plot primer
To a small boy with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To an experienced statistician, every good industrial experiment is a split-plot design. I never did really understand these; maybe this paper will help. Tip from the JMP Blog. Read more
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Processing random numbers
Here’s a great "getting started with Processing" tutorial. Tip from Flowing Data. Read more
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Second place is the first loser
What a gentle way to tell kids they’re second rate: “We can’t expect to be number one in everything indefinitely,” Dr. John P. Holdren said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Holdren is director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and chairs the President’s Council of Advisors Read more
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