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Science \ Math \ Technology

Posts that explore science, math, or technology.

Oct '08

10

Wallpapering Your Room with Light

Imagine attaching wallpaper sheets to your wall, plugging an attached cord into an electrical outlet, and voilà: let there be light!

 
 
 

Aug '08

28

Misreporting Study Results

As I close this thread (at least for now), I want to talk about one of the major implications of innumeracy: being susceptible to misreported study results in the media.

 
 
 

Aug '08

27

Manufacturing Study Results

Another issue that I have about the use of math is how it is used to give credence to “studies” that are flawed, often fundamentally so.

 
 
 

Aug '08

26

Good Math: Hospital Statistics

I’m very happy to rave about this resource: Hospital Compare.

 
 
 

Aug '08

25

More Bad Media Math

Now, I will address the other issue that I mentioned in Bad Media Math: the reporting of percentages in the media, advertising, agency documents, etc.

 
 
 

Aug '08

24

Bad Media Math

While I’m ranting about bad math (see Learning to Lose), I’d like to rant about patterns that persist in the media.

 
 
 

Aug '08

23

Bad Olympic Math

Perplexed over the Nastia Liukin scoring controversy, I decided to spend some time wearing my statistician hat and addressing http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0809058405?ie=UTF8&tag=me

 
 
 

Aug '08

12

The Future of Exercise and Health

While one approach to exercise is to develop “smart pills” (see The Future of Exercise), another approach is to develop “smart clothes.” According to a recent article

 
 
 

Aug '08

3

The Future of Exercise

For many years, people have talked about (and undoubtedly wanted) a pill that could be used in lieu of exercising.

 
 
 

Jul '08

29

Tracking Product Prices

In the heat of my ecommerce experiences (see eCommerce Piranhas and More eCommerce Piranhas), I found a gem that I want to rave about. This gem is www.PriceSpider.com.

 
 
 

Jun '08

23

Taking Care of the Heart

The other day, I got a little flyer about the heart’s electromagnetic field.

 
 
 

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