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Interpreting Statistical Evidence
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/05/interpreting-statistical-evidence.html 1) In evaluating any study try to take into account the amount of background noise. That is, remember that the more hypotheses which are tested and the less selection which goes into choosing hypotheses the more likely it is that you are looking at noise. 2) Bigger samples are better. (But note that even […]
MBG: 7 Great Reasons To Add Chia Seeds To Your Diet
The Aztecs and the Mayans used chia seeds as a staple of their everyday diets, alongside corn and beans. “Chia” is the Mayan word for strength, and these ancient peoples understood the important health benefits of these seeds. The Mayans would grind chia seeds into flour, press them for oil, and drink them mixed with […]
25 Reasons Why You MUST Go To Burning Man Once In Your Life
We linked to this yesterday and had a few readers share with us that they had never heard of Burning Man. It’s an experience I would like to try once in my life. To think that ideas surfaced at this event pushed companies like Apple and Google is incredibly interesting. Read more– here. Picture via Wikimedia Commons
Poetry Corner
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps […]