Reconstructing the world, many photos by many photos by many photos
17/04/09 12:14 Filed in: data visualization
Political book preferences
11/09/08 08:35 Filed in: politics
Amazon has an interactive map of the US showing which political books are bestsellers as a function of state. You’ll notice that Vermont is rather blue.
The end is nigh...
10/09/08 13:27 Filed in: science
As we record more and more information about ourselves and everything around us, Chris Anderson argues in Wired that the end of theory is nigh. (He’s certainly not the first to do so.)
It’s certainly true that we have moved into an age of data abundance as far as social sciences go. It’s worthwhile to simply dive into these streams of data and look for patterns. Questions will naturally appear, we will search more, and theories will form. And while simple theories may not be available for many problems, we at least have the task of improving the science of description.
It’s certainly true that we have moved into an age of data abundance as far as social sciences go. It’s worthwhile to simply dive into these streams of data and look for patterns. Questions will naturally appear, we will search more, and theories will form. And while simple theories may not be available for many problems, we at least have the task of improving the science of description.
Synchronization
09/09/09 23:44 Filed in: patterns | synchronization
Steve Strogatz on all things syncful: