Great Introduction to R (esp when you come from SPSS or the like) 2019-02-05 | Reading time: Less than a minute The audio is terrible but Hadley Wickham's presentation gives a very good introduction into R — and why it's better than using a GUI based software like SPSS or Excel.[show the article]
Recommendation: The Rubin Report (esp. Dr. Everett Piper Interview) 2019-02-05 | Reading time: 1 minute Can't say I'm a fan of religious institutions, but Dr. Everett Pipers Interview on "The Rubin Report" is worth watching.[show the article]
Good academic advisors 2018-12-10 | Reading time: 1 minute A comment on good academic advisors (leadership) ... and not so good advisors.[show the article]
The pathology of ideological possession 2018-12-04 | Reading time: 2 minutes A short clip from a Jordan Peterson interview — well worth watching.[show the article]
Introduction to R presentation (German) 2018-11-09 | Reading time: Less than a minute Just a short posting about a presentation I did on Friday, 9th of November, 2018.[show the article]
Recommendation: «The Fountainhead» by Ayn Rand 2018-10-06 | Reading time: 1 minute Not the shortest book, and not that easy to read, but totally worth it — among others for its interesting look on creative and non-creative people, and the forces at odds in society.[show the article]
Papers in Night Mode 2018-09-26 | Reading time: 1 minute Reading papers with Papers in the dark — a bit better with night mode.[show the article]
Don’t underestimate Ducks 2018-09-02 | Reading time: 1 minute Students in interdisciplinary subjects can sometimes feel like ducks — they can do everything, but nothing well. Well, they are underestimating ducks.[show the article]
The Gwen Novak Method of «Work eMail Interruption Free» Vacation 2018-08-23 | Reading time: 2 minutes I think I might have adapted an old door-bell strategy to sift out unwarranted eMail interruptions during vacations.[show the article]
Incredible Poem (Text and Video): «The Hangman» by Maurice Ogden 2018-08-10 | Reading time: 1 minute A timely poem about not speaking up.[show the article]
