Walker HarrisoninTowards Data ScienceHow Does a Computer Draw a Smooth Line?Visualizing some of the intuition behind a statistical technique used to trace a line through data points5 min read·Jul 27, 2017----
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityA [big, beautiful] Tree Grows in Brooklyn [if you’re wealthy]Measure a neighborhood not by its per-capita income or violent crime rate, but by the width and health of its trees.5 min read·Apr 25, 2017--1--1
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityThe Search for SelfHow to obtain and analyze your history of Google searches, using myself as an example.5 min read·Mar 9, 2017--14--14
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityHow to Estimate a Death TollTo scope a disaster, do you need an entire list of names or just a single popular one?6 min read·Mar 2, 2017--1--1
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityI know where your mom likes to ride her bikeEvery Citi Bike route is favored by a certain demographic, from young men to elderly women.4 min read·Feb 23, 2017----
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityMemorylessness at the Bus StopWaiting for a bus is often characterized as a unique probabilistic scenario. Does it hold up when real data is examined?5 min read·Feb 16, 2017--2--2
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityI shaved my head and more women started talking to meHow a little bit of statistics and game theory can justify making a radical change to your appearance.6 min read·Feb 9, 2017----
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityStatistics as religion in Trump’s AmericaHow Trump’s election and policies have challenged statistics’ status as an objective science.7 min read·Feb 2, 2017--8--8
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityRange of DomainsDo the usual guiding principles about domain name value apply in the new .nyc universe?5 min read·Jan 26, 2017----
Walker Harrisoninperplex.cityA Sign from BelowRunning text analysis on hundreds of homeless people’s signs can synthesize their collective message.5 min read·Jan 19, 2017--1--1