Gauss was no “normal” mathematician

Gauss was no “normal” mathematician

Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do.   Everything around you is mathematics.   Everything around you is numbers. Shakuntala Devi One of the main purposes of these posts is to bring to life some of the men and women who paved the way for us as...
What’s This Whole Bayesian Thing About?

What’s This Whole Bayesian Thing About?

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics. Galileo Galilei Anyone who has spent any time listening to me pontificate about “statistical stuff” has no doubt heard me mention the word “Bayesian” and has probably...
Storytelling

Storytelling

The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories. Mary Catherine Bateson One of my favorite business quotes in recent years comes from Jonah Berger in his book… Contagious: Why Things Catch On  (Simon & Schuster, 2013): “ People don’t...
What is Success and How Do You Get There?

What is Success and How Do You Get There?

You go on Facebook, you buy social advertising. And you can very cost-effectively target people who are in the market for your product from all over the world. Marc Andreesen … or owning your own home – or a bigger home – or maybe it’s raising your kids to be...