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Pole has a master’s degree in statistics and another in economics, and has been obsessed with the intersection of data and human behavior most of his life. His parents were teachers in North Dakota, and while other kids were going to 4-H, Pole was doing algebra and writing computer programs. “The stereotype of a math nerd is true,” he told me when I spoke with him last year.(Credit: Facebook) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Armies of entrepreneurs are trying to make money sifting through mountains of data from the Web and other sources, but one of the biggest challenges is simply getting control of the data in the first place
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A misuse of statistics occurs when a statistical argument asserts a falsehood. In some cases, the misuse may be accidental. In others, it is purposeful and for the gain of the perpetrator. When the statistical reason involved is false or misapplied, this constitutes a statistical fallacy . The false statistics trap can be quite damaging to the quest for knowledge. For example, in medical science, correcting a falsehood may take decades and cost lives.
Misuse of statistics
La philosophe Cécile Desprairies décrypte les troublants détails de cinq photos prises par les services officiels allemands. Montage de photos réalisés par la propagande nazie A ceux qui s’intéressent à l’histoire et aux images, « Sous l’œil de l’occupant » est un livre fascinant. Son auteur, Cécile Desprairies, philosophe, a retrouvé des photos prises en France par la propagande allemande. Certaines sont spontanées, d’autres sont complétement travaillées, toutes sont glaçantes.
Ces clichés glaçants de la France vue par la propagande nazie | Rue89
Les ingénieurs, le nécessaire retour
Grandeur et décadence des ingénieurs. Après les avoir négligés, sinon méprisés, ne faudrait-il pas enfin s'inquiéter de la quasi disparition des ingénieurs dans les directions générales des entreprises , comme de la haute administration ? La désindustrialisation de la France, n'aurait-elle pas un lien avec la transformation de nos grandes écoles d'ingénieurs ? Depuis le début des années 1970, le pouvoir est allé aux MBA, aux financiers, aux juristes, aux anciens élèves de l'ENA. Or, ils ont comme caractéristiques communes de mal connaître les métiers des entreprises ou des administrations qu'ils dirigent. Non seulement ils ignorent les enjeux de la recherche mais aussi, à quelques exceptions, la complexité des processus industriels ou de la technique des secteurs qu'ils sont censés gérer ou réglementer.
Leigh Bowery
Leigh Bowery (26 March 1961 – 31 December 1994) was an Australian performance artist , club promoter , actor , pop star , model and fashion designer , based in London . Bowery is considered one of the more influential figures in the 1980s and 1990s London and New York art and fashion circles influencing a generation of artists and designers. His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds to impact, amongst others, Meadham Kirchhoff, Alexander McQueen , Lucian Freud , Vivienne Westwood , Boy George , Antony and the Johnsons , Lady Gaga , John Galliano , the Scissor Sisters , David LaChapelle , Lady Bunny plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas. [ edit ] Early life
As well as options for almost unimaginably varied entertainment, the powerful iPhone platform can be used as a learning tool. Thanks to kind-hearted developers, many of the phone's best educational apps are available completely free. We've compiled a list of the 10 of the best free iPhone apps that allow you to learn a new skill in about 10 minutes (or less). Why not download a few now, and the next time you have a spare ten minutes, spend it boosting your life skills level by learning something new instead of mowing down the undead in Plants vs Zombies. Let us know in the comments what other educational iPhone apps you enjoy using.
10 Free iPhone Apps To Learn A New Skill In 10 Minutes