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Entries from January 2007

Adding a new sense to your perception…

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Now here is something interesting: adding an extra sense via a magnetic implant. Please be aware when clicking the link that some pics are not for the faint of head, viz. you will see blood
The Gift of Magnetic Vision [The Publisher’s Ring]
BME: How does it feel to you in the absence of a [...]

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Why small samples make for bad science…

January 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

The opinion that beauty in human faces is connected to symmetry is widely “known” but seems to be false:
Overcoming Bias: Symmetry Is Not Pretty

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Bayesian inference and natural selection

January 19th, 2007 · No Comments

An interesting parallel between Bayes and Evolution: Social Science Statistics Blog: Bayesian inference and natural selection

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Understanding Mathematics

January 17th, 2007 · No Comments

I found this site: Understanding Mathematics and would like to recommend it very much. It has some interesting insights into how to learn mathematics - indeed, it also holds a lot of insights for teachers - how they should go about teaching math (didactics of math is a subject suffering from too much neglect).
In essence, [...]

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Tags: mathematics