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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also a pseudo professor. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.)
Nothing he says on this blog should be construed as having anything to do with his employer or his dog.
Category: Finance
Pascal's Wager is a classic for those who want to argue about the existence of God, but now, according to Peter L. Bernstein, of the New York Times, we should be using it for financial risk calculations. Say what?...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 11:27 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Sports
David Brooks, has an op-ed in the New York Times about Tiger Woods and his astonishing string of triumphs in the golfing world (including last weekends U.S. Open which I watched the end of on both Saturday and Sunday: my...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 12:30 PM • 16 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Mathematics Basterdizations
The New York Times has a policy on anonymous sources. Great! But do they have a policy on statistics? They certainly need it. I mean, take a look at the graphic from an article on women and smart phones:...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 11:56 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Mathematics Basterdizations
From a New York Times article describing the Nature Theater of Oklahoma's production of "No Dice:" "Poetics," for example, was choreographed using dice. Each face on the die represented one of six possible gestures, and each appendage -- two arms,...
Posted by Dave Bacon at 5:37 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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