Practical Statistics for Data Scientists – Exploratory Data Analysis
This is an overview of Chapter 1 of Practical Statistics for Data Scientists. Shashank Kalanithi goes over the first couple of chapters of this book because the later chapters cover similar materials from my Hands on Machine Learning book overview videos.
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Jo Boaler on How to Learn Math | Lex Fridman Podcast #226
Given the increasing importance of mathematics in the world, it may be as crucial to success as literacy. Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. In this video, she sits down with Lex Fridman to talk about learning math. OUTLINE: 0:00 – Introduction 0:23 – What is […]
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The Lightning Algorithm
Here’s a bit of math to get your Monday started. This time Matt Henderson is making lightning in mazes.
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Is Math Real?
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Frank
- August 3, 2021
- are numbers real
- are we made of math
- hossenfelder
- how does physics work
- is math real
- is the universe math
- laws of nature
- Math
- Mathematics
- mathematics in physics
- mathematics of space-time
- maths
- Philosophy
- philosophy of science
- Physics
- science
- science without the gobbledygook
- Space Time
- spacetime
- the mathematical universe
- what is a particle
- what is space-time
Sabine Hossenfelder discusses whether or not math is real.
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A Pattern In Primes
Peter Pike explains while prime numbers seem to show up randomly on the number line, they are built on very specific patterns.
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Hidden Math in Alice in Wonderland
Tibees explains the math inside of a classic story.
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The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
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Frank
- March 11, 2021
- Fibonacci
- fibonacci numbers
- Fibonacci sequence
- Geometry
- golden ratio
- Golden Ratio explained
- golden ratio in nature
- golden ratio spiral
- golden rectangle
- Golden spiral
- It's OK to Be Smart
- it's okay to be smart
- itsokaytobesmart
- joe hanson
- leonardo da vinci
- Math
- Mathematics
- Nature
- PBS
- pbs digital studios
- Phi
- Physics
- public broadcasting service
- science
Along the same lines as my previous post, here’s another aspect of math that needs to be pondered.
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Is Bayesian thinking a sham?
Here’s a thought provoking video by Julia Galef There’s a common criticism that people who claim to practice “Bayesian thinking” aren’t actually doing anything special — they’re just using a fancy term to make their opinions seem more objective than they really are. In this video I explain why that criticism is misguided.
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Do Complex Numbers Exist?
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Frank
- March 11, 2021
- are complex numbers real
- complex numbers
- complex numbers in quantum mechanics
- do complex numbers exist
- hossenfelder
- Mathematics
- Physics
- physics news
- Quantum Mechanics
- quantum mechanics explained
- Quantum Physics
- quantum physics easy
- real numbers
- science news
- science without the gobbledygook
- what are complex numbers
- what are complex numbers used for
Sabine Hossenfelder asks if complex number actually exist and why do they pop up in math and physics?
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Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Explained
Principal component analysis (PCA) is a workhorse algorithm in statistics, where dominant correlation patterns are extracted from high-dimensional data. Steve Brunton explains it in this great video.
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