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How data science is like magic
In The Magicians[1], Lev Grossman describes magic as it might exist, but he could as well be describing the real-world practice of statistical analysis or software development: As much as it was like...
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Elizabeth Gilbert on What the Porcupine Dilemma Can Teach Us About the Secret of Happiness [Maria Popova/Brain Pickings]. Elizabeth Gilbert on Schopenhauer’s porcupines. Staying warm without impaling...
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From GigaOM: Machine learning startup Wise.io, whose founders are University of California, Berkeley, astrophysicists, has raised a $2.5 million series A round of of venture capital. The company claims...
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