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• The Case for More False Positives in Anti-doping Testing « Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

  A nice writeup of how doping can be manipulated through stats. It gives an understanding of Bayes theorem without the formal math.

  tags: ap stats probability bayes thm

• How to Make a Hobbit With Forced Perspective | Wired Science | Wired.com

  How anamorphic art and forced perspective is used in movies, specifically in Lord of the Rings. How did they film real sized pp to make them look 1/2 size? This explains it.

  tags: anamorphic math and art video

• RSA Algorithm Explained Using a Simple “Pencil And Paper” Method

  It is not easy to explain RSA crypto on a paper and pencil method, but this site does exactly that.

  tags: advanced alg crypto

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