Probably Overthinking It
A blog by Allen Downey.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Two Hour Marathon in 2045
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On April 18 Geoffry Mutai finished the Boston Marathon in 2:03:02, which is the fastest a human has ever run 26.2 miles. This remarkable pe...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Bayesianness is next to Godliness
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Is there evidence for God? I watched a debate recently between William Lane Craig and Lawrence Krauss on the topic "Is there evidenc...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Survival analysis
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xkcd and I are in sync. In case you live in a cave, xkcd is a webcomic "of romance, sarcasm, math, and language," by Randall Mun...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Freshman hordes more godless than ever!
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Since 1978 the percentage of college freshmen whose religious preference is "None" has nearly tripled from 8% to 23%, and the tren...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Predicting marathon times
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I ran the New Bedford Half Marathon on Sunday in 1:34:08, which is a personal record for me. Like a lot of runners in New England, I ran Ne...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
BQ is unfair to women
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Last week I wrote about the changes the BAA is making in the qualifying times for the Boston Marathon. Based on a sample of qualifiers from...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Moving the goalposts
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Last week I wrote about the effect of the Boston Marathon qualifying standard on finish times in other marathons. The next day the organiz...
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