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Visualization of word frequencies
18/09/10 22:17 Filed in: language
Political book preferences
11/09/08 08:35 Filed in: Politics
Amazon has an interactive map of the US showing
which political books are bestsellers as a
function of state. You’ll notice that Vermont is
rather blue.
The end is nigh...
10/09/08 13:27 Filed in: Science
As we record more and more information about
ourselves and
everything around us, Chris Anderson argues
in Wired that the end of theory is nigh.
(He’s certainly not the first to do so.)
It’s certainly true that we have moved into an age of
data abundance as far as social sciences go.
It’s worthwhile to simply dive into these streams
of data and look for patterns. Questions will naturally
appear, we will search more, and theories will form.
And while simple theories may not be available for
many problems, we at least have the task of improving the science of description.
everything around us, Chris Anderson argues
in Wired that the end of theory is nigh.
(He’s certainly not the first to do so.)
It’s certainly true that we have moved into an age of
data abundance as far as social sciences go.
It’s worthwhile to simply dive into these streams
of data and look for patterns. Questions will naturally
appear, we will search more, and theories will form.
And while simple theories may not be available for
many problems, we at least have the task of improving the science of description.