InTDS ArchivebyWalker Harrison·Jul 27, 2017How Does a Computer Draw a Smooth Line?Visualizing some of the intuition behind a statistical technique used to trace a line through data points
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Apr 25, 2017A [big, beautiful] Tree Grows in Brooklyn [if you’re wealthy]Measure a neighborhood not by its per-capita income or violent crime rate, but by the width and health of its trees.A response icon1A response icon1
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Mar 9, 2017The Search for SelfHow to obtain and analyze your history of Google searches, using myself as an example.A response icon14A response icon14
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Mar 2, 2017How to Estimate a Death TollTo scope a disaster, do you need an entire list of names or just a single popular one?A response icon1A response icon1
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Feb 23, 2017I know where your mom likes to ride her bikeEvery Citi Bike route is favored by a certain demographic, from young men to elderly women.
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Feb 16, 2017Memorylessness at the Bus StopWaiting for a bus is often characterized as a unique probabilistic scenario. Does it hold up when real data is examined?A response icon2A response icon2
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Feb 9, 2017I shaved my head and more women started talking to meHow a little bit of statistics and game theory can justify making a radical change to your appearance.
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Feb 2, 2017Statistics as religion in Trump’s AmericaHow Trump’s election and policies have challenged statistics’ status as an objective science.A response icon8A response icon8
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Jan 26, 2017Range of DomainsDo the usual guiding principles about domain name value apply in the new .nyc universe?
Inperplex.citybyWalker Harrison·Jan 19, 2017A Sign from BelowRunning text analysis on hundreds of homeless people’s signs can synthesize their collective message.A response icon1A response icon1