David StaffordDiagnose with an oscilloscope; fix with a hammerI love it when I get to use an oscilloscope to diagnose a problem and a hammer to fix it.May 13, 2018May 13, 2018
David StaffordLets fix classical musicWord on the street is that classical music and the Arts (the symphony, ballet, Opera and to some extent theater) are dying. This annoys me…Apr 30, 20181Apr 30, 20181
David StaffordP-values: even worse than you thoughtHere is an article and two papers (in increasing level of mathematical rigor) on p-values and exactly what they do (and don’t mean):Apr 21, 2018Apr 21, 2018
David StaffordOn dragons and economics [silly]It is interesting to note that stories about dragons fail to mention the small army of accountants, assessors, actuaries, and appraisers…Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
David StaffordHamlet…. Backwards!You know what would be fun? The murder mystery version of Hamlet wherein Horatio runs off after Hamlet’s death and the audience gets to…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
David StaffordThings I learned from Terry PratchettDo not, under any circumstances court, dance with, tease, or taunt the personifications elemental forces of nature such as Death or Winter.Sep 17, 2017Sep 17, 2017
David StaffordLink of the week: Zika versus cancerFrom the go home science, you’re drunk files:Sep 7, 20171Sep 7, 20171
David StaffordOn the music of aliensIf you’re like me, you stay awake at night wondering what music sounds like to other beings. I’m going to try to apply some basic music…Sep 1, 20171Sep 1, 20171
David StaffordLink of the week: FDA approves gene therapy for leukemiaWelcome to the future!Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017
David StaffordLink Of The Week: The Higgs BosonPhD comics has a great nontechnical explanation of Higgs Boson! It also details why we care about it and how we went about finding it.Aug 25, 2017Aug 25, 2017