Friends, I have a question about the technical companion for the INCERTO. Aesthetics matter a lot. What’s better, one-column or two-column ?
One column sample
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50282823/onecolumn.pdf
And the two-column
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50282823/chapters1-3-probability.pdf
Thanks in advance.
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Life is Randomness! Life is Antifragility!
More evidence that you are alive if & only if you like volatility. More evidence of Jensen’s inequality convex response. This article passed my filter, my bi-monthly linking allowance. (via Steven Stogatz)Stochastic properties of neurotransmitter release… [J Neurosci. 2013] – PubMed – NCBI
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While sending an email you are likely to underestimate the number of *other* emails the recipient will be getting. A modern cognitive bias.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Guide to Both Wisdom and Sherlock Holmes, September 5, 2013
By N N Taleb “Nassim N Taleb”
This review is from: A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes (Kindle Edition)
We Sherlock Holmes fans, readers, and secret imitators need a map. Here it is. Peter Bevelin is one of the wisest people on the planet. He went through the books and pulled out sections from Conan Doyle’s stories that are relevant to us moderns, a guide to both wisdom and Sherlock Holmes. It makes you both wiser and eager to reread Sherlock Holmes.
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New anti-fragile plastic becomes stronger every time it’s stressed
Published on Mon, Sep 2, 2013 by Tibi Puiu
Post filed in: Chemistry, Research
Say hello to drop-proof smartphones and whole new generation of plastic products that will be far more durable and strong than their present counterparts. Scientists at Duke University recently unveiled their most recent, stunning work: a new type of polymer that seems to contradict common knowledge and re-arranges its chemical structure each time its under stress, say a mechanical shock. The test of time is in the plastic’s favor as every time the material suffers a mechanical deformation, it becomes stronger.
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