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26 February 2018

On Learning: Aphorisms

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"For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing." (Aristotle, "Nicomachean Ethics", Book II, 349 BC...

On Chess I: Chess and Mathematics I

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"A chess problem is genuine mathematics, but it is in some way ‘trivial’ mathematics. However, ingenious and intricate, however origina...
25 February 2018

Beyond the History of Mathematics I

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"The history of mathematics may be instructive as well as agreeable; it may not only remind us of what we have, but may also teach us t...
10 February 2018

Misquoted: Herbert G Wells on Mathematical Literacy

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"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write." The above quote on...
02 January 2018

On (Scientific) Bias I

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“It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.” (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “ A Study in Scarle...

On Statistics: Statistical Thinking

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"To a very striking degree our culture has become a Statistical culture. Even a person who may never have heard of an index number is a...
01 January 2018

On Prediction I (Prediction in Statistics)

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“No matter how solidly founded a prediction may appear to us, we are never absolutely sure that experiment will not contradict it, if we und...

On Statistics: Statistics and Truth

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“A statistical estimate may be good or bad, accurate or the reverse; but in almost all cases it is likely to be more accurate than a casual ...

On Statistics: Statistics Fallacies I

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“Always expect to find at least one error when you proofread your own statistics. If you don’t, you are probably making the same mistake twi...

On Statistics: Statistics and Knowledge

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"Statistics are no substitute for judgment." (Henry Clay, 1850) "Statistics are no substitute for common sense." (Richar...