Bayesian Inference (and a good explanation of Bayes’ Theorem)
~best to ignore this one if you’re not already in the loop~
via http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/~andreon/inference/Inference.html
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- Homeopathic leak threatens catastrophe
- Characteristics of a Good Hypothesis
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- On the cusp of [political] greatness
- Post hoc ergo propter hoc or False Cause - Correlation does not imply causation
- What Price for a Human Life?
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- DSM-5: Caught between Mental Illness Stigma and Anti-Psychiatry Prejudice
- China's One-Child Policy Affects Personality
- Why Feeling Anxious about a Vaccine Makes It More Effective (and Other Benefits of Short-Term Stress)
- Childhood ADHD Linked to Obesity in Adulthood
TED talks- TED: Peter Singer: The why and how of effective altruism - Peter Singer (2013)
- TED: Sergey Brin: Why Google Glass? - Sergey Brin (2013)
- TED: Jay Silver: Hack a banana, make a keyboard! - Jay Silver (2013)
- TED: Liu Bolin: The invisible man - Liu Bolin (2013)
- TED: Maria Bezaitis: The surprising need for strangeness - Maria Bezaitis (2013)








