Friday linkfest:
1) Nice article on mathematician/Fields-Medalist Manjul Bhargava:
2) People may be sick of the ongoing coverage and debate, but I'll still pass along the NY Times editorial on the "NRA's complicity in terrorism":
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/uoftgrad16-magical-mathematician-manjul-bhargava
2) "Bayesian statistics for undergrads":
2) "Bayesian statistics for undergrads":
...speaking of stats, "10 simple rules for effective statistical practice" via PLoS:
http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004961
...and finally, interesting from an historical standpoint, these recommendations from C.S. Peirce:
https://thewinnower.com/papers/4843-c-s-peirce-on-the-crisis-of-confidence-and-the-no-more-bets-heuristic
...and finally, interesting from an historical standpoint, these recommendations from C.S. Peirce:
https://thewinnower.com/papers/4843-c-s-peirce-on-the-crisis-of-confidence-and-the-no-more-bets-heuristic
5) Programming and math education (longish-read):
6) Interview with combinatorics professor Alan Frieze:
7) Quanta Magazine with thoughts and questions on infinity:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20160616-infinity-puzzle/
8) Not really math, but I overviewed Sean Carroll's latest book, "The Big Picture" earlier in the week:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/20160616-infinity-puzzle/
8) Not really math, but I overviewed Sean Carroll's latest book, "The Big Picture" earlier in the week:
...and in a similar vein, an interesting overview from Michael Harris of Stephon Alexander's "The Jazz of Physics" here:
Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest):
1) A farewell to Garrison Keillor:
2) People may be sick of the ongoing coverage and debate, but I'll still pass along the NY Times editorial on the "NRA's complicity in terrorism":