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Persi Diaconis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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2010-11-02T13:13:01.000Z
math magic statistics stanford mathematics imported:pinboard

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"Persi Warren Diaconis (born January 31, 1945) is an American mathematician and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University. He is particularly known for tackling mathematical problems involving randomness and randomization, such as coin flipping and shuffling playing cards."

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RANDOM.ORG - True Random Number Service

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2010-02-26T18:02:27.000Z
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"Perhaps you have wondered how predictable machines like computers can generate randomness. In reality, most random numbers used in computer programs are pseudo-random, which means they are a generated in a predictable fashion using a mathematical formula. This is fine for many purposes, but it may not be random in the way you expect if you're used to dice rolls and lottery drawings."

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Memeorandum Colors: Visualizing Political Bias with Greasemonkey - Waxy.org

waxy.org
2008-10-10T15:39:15.000Z
politics metablogging analysis statistics bias greasemonkey visualization via:waxy imported:pinboard

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Boing Boing: Only traitors try to make us afraid of terrorists

www.boingboing.net
2006-08-09T14:03:27.000Z
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"The point of terrorism is to create terror, and by cynically convincing us that our very countries are at risk from terrorism, our politicians have delivered utter victory to the terrorists: we are terrified."

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StateMaster - Statistics > Oral health > Loss of natural teeth by state

www.statemaster.com
2006-06-06T18:12:33.000Z
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"DEFINITION: Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted."

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Energy Fiend - Death by Caffeine

www.energyfiend.com
2005-08-19T20:28:54.000Z
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It would take 142.85 cups of Coffee (Brewed) to put [me] down.

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SATN.org: Who "designed" the Bell Curve?

www.satn.org
2005-07-28T11:19:23.000Z
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"The danger in positing a designer is that it denies us the ability to explore and learn more."

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