LifeHacker is a website dedicated to tricks, especially technology related, to make people more efficient or productive. The signal to noise ratio in that website is not particularly high, but I think it is a good idea to share tricks that can save time and effort. In particular, are there tools or tricks that made a difference in your … Continue reading Theory Life-Hacks
Month: April 2016
Highlights of Algorithms registration
Aleksander Madry asks me to announce that registration for the Highlights of Algorithms conference he posted about is open. The registration link is http://highlightsofalgorithms.org/registration/. (Early registration is due April 30.) Also, the preliminary program is available at http://highlightsofalgorithms.org/program/. The program is packed with 28 invited talks and with even a larger number of short contributions. Those interested in attending … Continue reading Highlights of Algorithms registration
Bayesianism, frequentism, and the planted clique, or do algorithms believe in unicorns?
(See also pdf version , and these lecture notes) The divide between frequentists and Bayesians in statistics is one of those interesting cases where questions of philosophical outlook have actual practical implications. At the heart of the debate is Bayes’ theorem: $latex \Pr[A|B] = \Pr[A \cap B ]/\Pr[B]\;.$ Both sides agree that it is correct, but they disagree … Continue reading Bayesianism, frequentism, and the planted clique, or do algorithms believe in unicorns?
Stanford, Here I Come
Most of the stories in the research-life story project (including mine) are already processed and often told with some well-packaged perspective the teller wants to share. Today I am sharing a moment as it unfolds: Come next fall, I’ll be joining the Stanford CS Department. I’m very excited. Since the closing of MSR-SV, I’ve been … Continue reading Stanford, Here I Come
Windows On Theory 