Archive for the 'Science' Category

Hans Rosling Presentation at TED 2007: No More Boring Statistics

Swedish Professor Hans Rosling presents an engaging Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) lecture on world development statistics and the need for free, publicly searchable, public databases. One need not agree with this man’s conclusions to be impressed with his skillful use of quantitative methods and data presentation. As a part time MBA student […]

Illness and Probability

Genes or lifestyle? Nature or nurture? How likely is it that you’ll get sick? It’s becoming clear that the answer lies in a minute portion of human DNA–the .1% that makes you different from me.
Catherine Arnst writes in a recent Business Week article, “On Oct. 27 the three-year old International HapMap Consortium […]