The Last Potpourri Before The Thursday When I Give Thanks For A Constitution Which Includes Provisions For Impeachment

Delusional Donald the Democracy-Subverter has returned from Asia, somehow confusing being laughed-at-behind-his-back with respect, and now re-opening the African elephant trophy trade (because assuredly who among us doesn't need more elephant parts adorning our living rooms)... but oh well, onward:

1)  Not sure that there’s any math in this (…you be the judge), but the latest from Scott Aaronson:

https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3531

2)  A week ago 3 mathematicians got 30 minutes on NPR’s “Science Friday”:

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-infinitely-surprising-career-of-a-mathematician/

3)  Gender-bias evolution via Tanya Khovanova:

http://blog.tanyakhovanova.com/2017/11/a-gender-biased-puzzle/

4)  Quite a story (video) from Simons Foundation:

https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2017/11/13/watch-math-as-a-lens-to-reimagine-the-world/

5)  Cathy O’Neil in the NY Times, on algorithmic accountability:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/14/opinion/academia-tech-algorithms.html

…and she received a little pushback on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/iainwatts/status/930471091402784769

…and on Medium:

https://medium.com/@geomblog/awake-on-the-autobahn-academics-algorithms-and-accountability-6ec0dda8f73a

6)  Andrew Gelman points to 3 more new papers on the ‘replication crisis’:

http://andrewgelman.com/2017/11/15/3-articles-others-statistical-aspects-replication-crisis/

7)  Still trying to understand blockchain? This piece may help:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/blockchain-bitcoin-ethereum-tech-explained/

8)  The latest (and one of my favorites) from Jim Propp at Mathematical Enchantments, about things we've all experienced, and why "the errorists" may be winning:

https://mathenchant.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/impaled-on-a-fencepost/

9)  And I'll end with a little mathematician-generated humor from Futility Closet today:
https://www.futilitycloset.com/2017/11/17/that-settles-that/

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

1)  “Your reckoning. And mine”… long, nuanced, fleshed-out piece from Rebecca Traister on recent events:

https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/rebecca-traister-on-the-post-weinstein-reckoning.html

2)  Internet scammers got you down?… maybe this site can help: 

http://digg.com/2017/re-scam-ai-scammer

[...next week being a major/busy Holiday week, I'll forego doing a Friday potpourri]