Putanumonit has raised more than $8,000 for a trial of basic income in Africa, including reader donations and my own matching.
A research project is going to help the world's poorest people and test a revolutionary approach to solving poverty, so you and I are going to donate a bunch of money to make it a success.
A quick estimate of experimental power can discern good science from bullshit. Too bad that some scientists forget to do it themselves.
How my friends and I created our own currency and turned the delegation of chores into a fun mini-economy.
Are Nice Guys just guys who are nice? If so, why can't they get a date and what can a BDSM class teach them? And what does this all have to do with bell curves?
Applying the central limit theorem to figure out who votes for Trump and Bernie.
What's worse, the hot hand fallacy or the fallacies committed by scientists researching hot hands?
Is dating a game? It is if I can apply some game theory to figure it out.
In order to get 99% match percentages on OkCupid you can launch a crazy machine learning project, or you can follow a few simple tips.
The prop betting game that will make your Super Bowl party unforgettable regardless of whether you give a crap about football.
My journey to finding love using science and data. Part 1 - how to own online dating.
Can you guess the candidate?
When you're trailing in a game, the best move usually requires sacrificing expectation for variance. Remarkably, coaches in both the NBA and NFL fail at applying basic math.
Some housekeeping notes and figuring out what the jackpot has to be for a positive-value lottery.
On the eve of Powerball mania, some advice on making the most of lotteries (whether you play or not) using the power of math and optimism.
An evil spell is making everybody you know ignorant, hateful and irrational. Can you break it?
I analyze a statistics chart that manages to conclude the opposite of what the data says by making every possible error.
I use the data collected by a water charity to estimate to cost of providing access to water in the developing world.
I conclude the soccer series with an exploration of a variety of things that could affect soccer level.
The Other Path When you ask for truth and are offered illusion, When senses deceive you and reasoning lies I'll show you the path through the murky confusion, Just follow and close your eyes. On matters of fact, there's no fact of the matter, All moral and virtue are fashion and fad, So dress in the … Continue reading The Other Path
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