The “Putinification” of Trump PoliticsVladimir Putin must be a pleased observer, having achieved a notable accomplishment: inspiring some Western politicians to mirror his…Feb 5Feb 5
Germany at the CrossroadsThis November marks 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In that time, Germany has faced numerous challenges, including unification…Nov 15, 2024Nov 15, 2024
Cancer 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 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024
Evolution 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 22, 2024Jul 22, 2024
Why 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 18, 2024Mar 18, 2024
Sapolsky 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 29, 2024Feb 29, 2024
Kruse on creativityGerman transcript: https://gist.github.com/wolfhesse/c935bba4ae25667f51e7Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 2024
Reasoning 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
Exploring 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
This 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
