MathTango... : Potpourri of the Week

During week #20 of Donald Trump’s Emperorship:

1) A new math/statistics blog from a graduate stats couple:

2) What are complex numbers… I mean, really? (h/t to Jim Propp for this one):

3) “The illegitimate open-mindedness of arithmetic”… (h/t to Joselle Keyhoe):

4) Coordinate planes as only Ben Orlin would fancy them:

5) Another commentary on math giftedness (h/t Cathy O’Neil):

6) Another post on p-values and fake science results (h/t Stephen John Senn):

7) Correlation vs. causation in “genome-wide association studies” (h/t Daniel Engber):

9) I blurbed about a new book anyone into cryptograms will want to have:

…and on Wed. I passed along some puzzles:

Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest):

1) The fascinating case of a former polygraph operator last week on This American Life:

This story actually comes from another great Web podcast series: Love + Radio

2) Last week’s TED Radio Hour included a replay of a favorite old segment with Mike Lowe explaining people’s success with “dirty jobs”:

And as long as I’m pushing podcasts, may as well remind folks that NPR’s wonderful “Invisibilia” is back for its third season:

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