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Discussing some motivations behind a particle physics FAQ
Particle physics is in the middle of a quandary. Let’s use it to catch up on all that we’ve missed. Continue reading
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Credibility on the web
There are a finite number of sources from which anyone receives information. The most prominent among them are media houses (incl. newspapers, news channels, radio stations, etc.) and scientific journals (at least w.r.t. the subjects I work with). Seen one … Continue reading
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The Markovian Mind
In many ways, human engagement with information happens in such a manner that, with the accumulation of information over time, the dataset constructed out of the latest volume of information has the strongest relationship of any kind with the consecutively … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, information, Markov chain, Markov property, memoryless, random walk
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