Steve Luck writes about loosing faith in p values. Why I’ve lost faith in p values https://lucklab.ucdavis.edu/blog/2018/4/19/why-i-lost-faith-in-p-values The title of this article is very interesting. A lot of calculations today depend on statistics and p values, I think. Do we have faith in their […]
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Zufallsforscher David Hand im Interview: »Wenn es um Zufall geht, denken wir wie Neandertaler« – Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
https://sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/wenn-es-um-zufall-geht-denken-wir-wie-neandertaler-85625 Interessantes Interview mit David Hand über Zufall und Wahrscheinlichkeit.
Replace JavaScript
Every time I read articles like the following from John Ankarström, I wonder why JavaScript is (still) so popular. Let’s Replace JavaScript with Something Better https://john.ankarstrom.se/english/texts/replacing-javascript/ Well, to be honest, I haven’t done bigger projects in JavaScript yet. So I do not really know how […]
For mathematicians, = does not mean equality
Cutting ‘Old Heads’ at IBM
https://features.propublica.org/ibm/ibm-age-discrimination-american-workers/ Here it is again. Ageism in IT. Shame!
Earn more with functional programming
This article gives an overview of a Stack Overflow survey about programming languages. Developers love trendy new languages but earn more with functional programming https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/developers-love-trendy-new-languages-but-earn-more-with-functional-programming/ Should your selection of a programming language depend on how much money you can earn with it? I do not […]
Generative Art With Haskell
https://www.kovach.me/posts/2018-03-07-generating-art.html Interesting post about generative art with Haskell by Benjamin Kovach. Make sure you read the referenced article by Tyler Hobbs about writing Processing code through Quil in Clojure as well.
Quantum Supremacy: Was die ‘Quantenüberlegenheit’ wirklich bedeutet – Spektrum der Wissenschaft
http://www.spektrum.de/news/quantum-supremacy-was-die-quantenueberlegenheit-wirklich-bedeutet/1549141 Interessanter Artikel. Quantenüberlegenheit oder Quantenvorteil, das ist die Frage.
NASA-Sonde schickt unglaubliche Bilder vom Jupiter
http://www.businessinsider.de/nasa-sonde-schickt-unglaubliche-bilder-vom-jupiter-2018-3 Wirklich sehr beeindruckende Bilder!
Charts – Tones
https://www.tones.fm/charts This is very interesting! Create sounds by setting dots on a canvas. I wonder how this is implemented.
Mobile Smalltalk
I have just discovered this interesting article about running Smalltalk on iOS and Android. Mobile Smalltalk https://simberon.blogspot.de/2017/11/mobile-smalltalk.html Well, writing your own VM is not for the faint-hearted, of course.
Haskell Code Style
Getty Ritter writes about Haskell Code Style Some Notes About How I Write Haskell https://blog.infinitenegativeutility.com/2017/12/some-notes-about-how-i-write-haskell Maybe one day I’ll understand all this.
Expertenstreit um “feste Verdrahtung” von Mathematik im menschlichen Gehirn
“Besitzen Menschen einen angeborenen Sinn für Mathematik, der bei manchen schwächer ausgeprägt ist als bei anderen? Experten liefern sich darüber einen heftigen, wissenschaftlichen Streit.” Copyright © 2018 Heise Medien – https://heise.de/-3977019
How to Study Mathematics
“This essay describes a number of strategies for studying college level mathematics.” https://www.math.uh.edu/~dblecher/pf2.html Not only for college level mathematics, I think.