The Journal of Universal Rejection.
Building self-esteem and self-discipline amongst LA kids in gang-ridden neighbourhoods -- through cricket (!).
A large-scale statistical self-evaluation of Australian university research against world standards finds that Australian universities are below world standard in statistics research.
Today I learnt, R has support for inline C++.
Simple models are often as accurate as, and more robust than, complex ones -- Panos Ipeirotis.
China rapidly overtaking the US in research publication output -- Daniel Lemire.
1. He says that it may still make sense to get a PhD in computer science 🙂
2. >Today I learnt, R has support for inline C++.
This is really amazing, thank you!
3. >The Journal of Universal Rejection.
Science *IS* hard. Publishing is even harder.
Yes, I wasn't necessarily citing the "Don't be a scientist" paper because I agreed with it. But it is a common refrain amongst scientist. And a pertinent contrast to China's burgeoning research culture.
>And a pertinent contrast to China’s burgeoning research culture.
It is only a recent trend. I wonder what will happen in China, when there are too many scientists.
🙂
Ah yes, Jonathan Katz, who apparently intends no irony by ending his rant on diversity in academia with:
"Whenever anyone in a position of authority speaks of diversity, he is revealing himself as corrupt and a bigot. Corrupt, because he is planning to use his position to do favors for his friends, and a bigot because he chooses these friends on the basis of their race, sex, ethnicity or other criteria that an honest man ignores."
An honest man indeed.
You're just trying to reserve places for your Dutch-Italian-Australian friends...