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Author Archives: Derek Smith
Improved Presentations with Two Lessons from Tufte
Having spent time in the Air Force and then developing software as a government contractor, I’ve survived more than my share of bad presentations. During this time I began reading the works of the statistician Edward Tufte[wiki]. I’d like to … Continue reading
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Book Review: A Technique for Producing Ideas (or Five Steps Towards a Dissertation)
If you don’t have time for a story, I can summarize this post in three words: Keep a journal. Otherwise, continue reading and pick up a copy of A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young. It’s a short, … Continue reading
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Update: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons
Ever since October, I’ve lived in fear of government agents repelling through my office window in search of grey-market textbooks. While I can joke, former USC mathematics graduate student Supap Kirtsaeng lived the past few years fearing he owed $600,000 … Continue reading
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48th Known Mersenne Prime Discovered
Details from the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search: On January 25th, prolific GIMPS contributor Dr. Curtis Cooper discovered the 48th known Mersenne prime, 257,885,161-1, a 17,425,170 digit number. This find shatters the previous record prime number of 12,978,189 digits, also … Continue reading
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The Not-So-Strange Case of Dr. Gowers and Mr. Hyde
Last year at this time, Timothy Gowers famously used his blog to voice discontent towards the publishing practices of Elsevier. Two posts in recent days provide a glimpse into the work he’s contributed towards correcting the issues he recorded. This … Continue reading
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