I haven’t done a math post in a long while, and a probability post ever, so why not have a twofer?
First a little probability intro:
Sometimes we want to find the average value, usually called the “expected value”, of some random process. There’s a more intuitive way to ask about expected values: Which outcome is most [...]
Archive for November, 2007
17 Nov
Analyzing the Quicksort Algorithm
14 Nov
LOLcuttlefish?
I was browsing the NOVA website and saw this program about cuttlefish, which is slated (unless I’m reading the page wrong) to air in April of next year.
Cuttlefish are one of my favorite animals, and gosh darnit are they cute!
14 Nov
Blogging Rule #23: Linking Counts as Blogging
There’s a pretty interesting article over at Wired by Clive Thompson about the rhetorical ploys pseudoscience advocates use.
Why Science Will Triumph Only When Theory Becomes Law
Much of the article is dead on. Creationists, quantum healers, and other crackpots frequently abuse scientific verbiage to make their arguments. As if what something is named affects whether [...]
13 Nov
Blogging Tip #241: Concede, then Harass
Are theists unreasonable and unthinking?
No, theism is unreasonable and unthinking. Most theists have reasons for thinking that a god exists. By my book (that book being the dictionary), that’s the definition of reasonable. Having reasons.
But just having reasons isn’t good enough. That’s the rock in your shoe, theists. You have to have good reasons. [...]
2 Nov
Keys and Balances
Which of the following two statements is best?
I will contemplate whether (proposition) is true.
I will contemplate (proposition)’s truth.
The first one is like a locked door, and the evidences for the proposition are the teeth of a key. If the proposition is true, you should be able to unlock the door with ease–the teeth will match [...]
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