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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Priority
In Bayesian statistics [based on those opening words I know I've already lost 50% of you] there is a concept of a priori and a posteriori beliefs. A prior probability distribution (also simply called a prior) indicates that prior to making an observation I already have some beliefs about the nature of the system being [...]
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So Open It’s Closed
There is a point at which an open mind becomes so open that it closes in on itself. At least, that’s what I think. At some point, the willingness to consider any and every thought as at least initially equivalent can wash out any willingness to evaluate the accuracy of those viewpoints. At that point, [...]
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Choice and Belief: A Deliberately Credulous Introduction
It’s been a little while since posting, and there’s a reason: I’ve been sitting on a stool somewhere in a smoke-filled room1 slaving away over a series of new articles on the topic of Choice and Belief. If after reading through all the articles in the series you start to feel a bit ill from [...]
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Jabs
I’ve never posted a video before as far as I can remember, but this was a real gem:
Update: Nevermind, I posted that “Dark Bailout” video just a while ago. Watch this, though! Obama’s was pretty good, too, but McCain’s delivery is impeccable.
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