What is the most bizarre real number that you... Read more

How Randomness Improves Algorithms

April 7 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Math/Statistics

Source: How Randomness Improves Algorithms | Quanta Magazine ince the very first days of computer science — a field known for its methodical approach to problem-solving — randomness has played an important role. The first program to run on the world’s first general-purpose electronic computer used randomness to simulate nuclear processes. Similar approaches have since been used in astrophysics, climate science... Read more

The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing

April 6 | Posted by mrossol | Creative, Interesting, Math/Statistics

Source: The Unbelievable Zombie Comeback of Analog Computing | WIRED

When old tech dies, it usually stays dead. No one expects rotary phones or adding machines to come crawling back from oblivion. Floppy diskettes, VHS tapes, cathode-ray tubes—they shall... Read more

Cochrane Fact-Checked with Absurd Results ⋆ Brownstone Institute

March 16 | Posted by mrossol | Disinformation, Malone, Math/Statistics, Politically correct, Science

Source: Cochrane Fact-Checked with Absurd Results ⋆ Brownstone Institute

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Heart attacks and strokes after a COVID diagnosis

March 5 | Posted by mrossol | CDC NIH, Health, Math/Statistics, Science

Source: Heart attacks and strokes after a COVID diagnosis

Eric Topol recently tweeted out a Jama Health Forum article, but he has made several errors in its interpretation. Shall we examine them? Here is Topol’s tweet
Eric Topol @EricTopol
Heart attacks, strokes and other major adverse outcomes doubled in people post-Covid at 1 year compared... Read more

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