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Jul 31, 2020
I think for most people, the term “big data” has little specific meaning, it’s just one of those things like “machine learning” and “data...
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Jul 25, 2020
Popular news media are often accused of simplifying complex issues, and no doubt this is often true. But equally often, popular news coverage makes simple issues complex. A recent...
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Jul 2, 2020
Stocks aren't very attractive but they are better than the alternatives.
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Apr 13, 2020
In the movie No Country for Old Men, Carson Wells (played by Woody Harrelson) is asked how dangerous Anton Chigurh (played by Javier Bardem) is. Wells replies, “Compared...
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Apr 7, 2020
A friend commented he personally knew three people who died of coronavirus, none of whom knew or associated with each other, and none of whom had been in places with high rates of...
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Apr 2, 2020
One of the challenging things about understanding the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is the variety of seemingly conflicting projections from infectious disease experts, and the even greater...
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Mar 19, 2020
With all the dramatic public health and financial news of the last couple of weeks, thinking about ETF discounts may feel like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. But these...
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Mar 16, 2020
One political leader in the world has delivered an honest speech about a rational policy to respond to the novel coronavirus. Boris Johnson’s approach may prove to be wrong,...
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Feb 29, 2020
Can Bernie Sanders win the general election for President if he is nominated by the Democratic party? I don’t know the answer, but I do know that the many opinion pieces...
Jul 31, 2020I think for most people, the term “big data” has little specific meaning, it’s just one of those things like “machine learning” and “data...
Jul 25, 2020Popular news media are often accused of simplifying complex issues, and no doubt this is often true. But equally often, popular news coverage makes simple issues complex. A recent...
Jul 2, 2020Stocks aren't very attractive but they are better than the alternatives.
Apr 13, 2020In the movie No Country for Old Men, Carson Wells (played by Woody Harrelson) is asked how dangerous Anton Chigurh (played by Javier Bardem) is. Wells replies, “Compared...
Mar 16, 2020One political leader in the world has delivered an honest speech about a rational policy to respond to the novel coronavirus. Boris Johnson’s approach may prove to be wrong,...
Feb 29, 2020Can Bernie Sanders win the general election for President if he is nominated by the Democratic party? I don’t know the answer, but I do know that the many opinion pieces...