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Tag Archives: statistics
Star Wars vs. Star Trek
The age old question of which is better, Star Wars or Star Trek, has been boiled down and analysed over at Science Dump using science. Or, well, stats. The winner? Star Wars, of course! Do you agree with the analysis? … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Gaming, Ramblings, Science, TV shows
Tagged analysis, infographic, Science Dump, Star Trek, Star Wars, statistics, stats
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Two Years
Two years. Two whole years since I started this blog. Two years of changes. Two years of ramblings. How has my blog fared in two years? Here are the stats: 735 posts 3,137 tags 536 comments 194,759 views My top … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged 100 dollar bill, blog, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, pompoko, ramblings, Richer Ramblings, science, statistics, stats, thank you, two years, US debt, zombies
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The Internet Is For Porn
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn.“ This post is not about porn. This post is about the statistics of porn. The above quote … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged ExtremeTech, Just how big are porn sites, porn, porn sites, size, statistics, stats, The Internet Is For Porn
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Rob Reid – Copyright Math (TM)
Yet another TED talk, this time by Rob Reid. He gives a funny, insightful, and important talk on Copyright Math (TM), and explains how an iPod is worth $8 billion dollars. The importance of the talk is that he uses … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged Copyright Math (TM), iPod, Rob Reid, statistics, stats, TED
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics (About TEDTalks)
“In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating “the optimum TEDTalk” based on user ratings. How do you rate it? “Jaw-dropping”? “Unconvincing”? Or just plain … Continue reading
Posted in News, Ramblings, Science
Tagged Damned Lies and Statistics (About TEDTalks), Lies, Sebastian Wernicke, statistics, TED
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Everybody Loves Statistics!
Statistics. Everyone loves them, right? Right? No? Just the thought of working with stats brings some people out in a cold sweat. However, stats can be fascinating! Honestly! One fantastic example, that’s both mesmerising, depressing, and intriguing in equal measure, … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings, Science
Tagged energy, oil, real time world statistics, statistics, stats, U.S. Public Debt, Worldometers
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