Dirk NGermany at the CrossroadsThis November marks 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In that time, Germany has faced numerous challenges, including unification…5d ago5d ago
Dirk NCancer risk when you have 2 risk factorsWe want to estimate the risk (and uncertainty) of prostate cancer for men that have 2 risk factors (smoking and relative). One in eight men…Sep 13Sep 13
Dirk NEvolution Strategies in 3 lines of Python codeThe 2017 Salimans paper uses the Evolution Strategies (ES) algorithm for Reinforcement Learning. It is a form of gradient free learning and…Jul 22Jul 22
Dirk NWhy political statements sound bland and uninformativeLet’s build a simple model of political views. Political positions are expressed in a 2 dimensional grid, where x and y axis stand for…Mar 18Mar 18
Dirk NSapolsky Determined reviewI am a big fan of Sapolsky and am currently working my way through his 25 lecture bio course on Youtube. I also read his Behave book which…Feb 29Feb 29
Dirk NKruse on creativityGerman transcript: https://gist.github.com/wolfhesse/c935bba4ae25667f51e7Jan 15Jan 15
Dirk NReasoning about 3 variablesI saw some research where I saw that in some German states education attainment was high and some variable A (masked here) was also high. I…Dec 21, 2023Dec 21, 2023
Dirk NExploring the Value of External PerspectivesWhile contemporary self-help literature and podcasts often emphasize the significance of introspection and self-understanding, a more…Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
Dirk NThis revolutionary and proven technique helps you to really get work doneWrite things down with a pen on paper and do them. It was invented some centuries ago and still works. Unfortunately this wise technique…Dec 5, 2023Dec 5, 2023
Dirk NDynamic prediction of a signal given sensors with variable certaintyWe have sensors X_t and environment E_t, we want to predict target Y_t at time t. In real time we cannot observe Y.Nov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
