Seems like a pretty basic question: If product X is promoted to cause result Y, well, is there more Y when product X is used? mrossol Source: What do the real stats look like for geriatric practices and nursing homes post-vaccine? Please take this very important survey. We never hear of any success stories from nursing homes about how the all-cause... Read more
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What do the real stats look like for geriatric practices and nursing homes post-vaccine?
August 10 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Math/Statistics, Science, Transparency[non], VaccineA Computer-Assisted Proof Solves the ‘Packing Coloring’ Problem
July 2 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Math/Statistics, Personal DevelopmentSource: A Computer-Assisted Proof Solves the ‘Packing Coloring’ Problem | WIRED
There’s a surprisingly straightforward answer to how many numbers are needed to fill an infinite grid so that identical numbers never get too close together.
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These Are the Most Bizarre Numbers in the Universe
May 25 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Math/StatisticsSource: These Are the Most Bizarre Numbers in the Universe – Scientific American
Most real numbers are unknown—even to mathematicians
What is the most bizarre real number that you...
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How Randomness Improves Algorithms
April 7 | Posted by mrossol | Interesting, Math/StatisticsSource: 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/StatisticsSource: 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...
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