Monthly Archives: April 2017

Why are only two of the world’s top 100 chess players women? There may be many factors at play here – including social expectations etc, as well as possible gender differences in average measures of either ability or interest. But … Continue reading →

Stephen Downes comments on critique of post-modernism with reference to whether or not it is a “fact” that tennis balls don’t fit into wine bottles. Despite the failure of a particular bit of language to unambiguously cover all aspects of … Continue reading →

I like to think of Donald Trump as just obsessively glued to his computer in the middle of the night much like the fat boy he speculated was responsible for the DNC hacking (though more devoted to taking offense and picking … Continue reading →

Source: Statistician Nate Silver says conventional wisdom, not data, killed 2016 election forecasts Actually, I suspect that many people were confusing chances of winning with expected share of the vote. Perhaps not consciously, but not surprising as we are so … Continue reading →