https://randalolson.com AI Researcher & Builder - Blog posts on AI, machine learning, data science, and data visualization en-us Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2026/03/06/top-tools-to-evaluate-and-benchmark-ai-agent-performance-2026/ Compare seven platforms for evaluating and benchmarking AI agent performance in 2026, from step-level tracing to domain-expert outcome scoring. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2026/03/06/top-tools-to-evaluate-and-benchmark-ai-agent-performance-2026/ ai production https://randalolson.com/2026/02/20/top-ai-evaluation-tools-for-enterprises-2026/ Compare seven enterprise AI evaluation platforms on deployment, compliance, and pricing to find the right fit for your organization in 2026. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2026/02/20/top-ai-evaluation-tools-for-enterprises-2026/ ai production https://randalolson.com/2026/02/07/the-are-you-sure-problem-why-your-ai-keeps-changing-its-mind/ Ask your AI 'are you sure?' and watch it flip. Models fold 60% of the time because we trained them to please, not push back. The fix isn't better prompts. Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2026/02/07/the-are-you-sure-problem-why-your-ai-keeps-changing-its-mind/ ai production https://randalolson.com/2025/12/22/why-custom-evals-matter-for-production-llms/ Generic benchmarks measure breadth across many tasks. Your application needs depth on one specific task. This is why custom evals matter for production LLMs. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/12/22/why-custom-evals-matter-for-production-llms/ ai production https://randalolson.com/2025/11/25/how-to-choose-right-llm-ai-assisted-coding/ Benchmark scores don't predict real-world AI coding performance. Here's how to actually choose the right model for your workflow. Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/11/25/how-to-choose-right-llm-ai-assisted-coding/ programming ai https://randalolson.com/2025/11/24/three-phases-ai-assisted-coding/ Most developers skip straight to asking AI to write code. Here's the three-phase workflow that makes AI-assisted coding actually work. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/11/24/three-phases-ai-assisted-coding/ programming ai https://randalolson.com/2025/06/13/3-ai-solutions-business-value-2025/ Three proven AI solutions that consistently deliver measurable business value in 2025, with practical implementation strategies and real-world examples. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/06/13/3-ai-solutions-business-value-2025/ technology ai business https://randalolson.com/2025/05/16/key-ai-technologies-2024-2025/ A practical guide for businesses on the key AI technologies from 2024 and emerging in 2025, detailing what they are, their importance, business utility, and limitations, all to help you make informed strategic decisions. Fri, 16 May 2025 15:30:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/05/16/key-ai-technologies-2024-2025/ technology ai business https://randalolson.com/2025/04/12/ai-coding-management/ Why dismissing AI coding tools might reveal more about your management style than the technology's capabilities. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2025/04/12/ai-coding-management/ programming management ai https://randalolson.com/2024/03/26/how-to-beat-original-iq-tester/ Randy Olson shows you how to beat the Original I.Q. Tester during a trip down memory lane. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:00:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2024/03/26/how-to-beat-original-iq-tester/ puzzles strategy analysis https://randalolson.com/2021/04/15/things-i-can-lift-week7/ Randy Olson demonstrates a humorous yet useful way to visualize strength training progress. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:29:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2021/04/15/things-i-can-lift-week7/ data visualization personal https://randalolson.com/2020/05/24/a-data-driven-look-at-marble-racing/ Randy Olson looks at the new marble racing phenomenon through the eyes of a data scientist. Do marbles have measurable "skill"? Sun, 24 May 2020 17:24:18 GMT https://randalolson.com/2020/05/24/a-data-driven-look-at-marble-racing/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2018/07/04/does-batting-order-matter-in-major-league-baseball-a-simulation-approach/ Randy Olson uses data science to learn whether batting order matters in Major League Baseball. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 20:41:32 GMT https://randalolson.com/2018/07/04/does-batting-order-matter-in-major-league-baseball-a-simulation-approach/ analysis python statistics https://randalolson.com/2018/04/11/traveling-salesman-portrait-in-python/ Randy Olson shows how you can create your own traveling salesman portrait using Python. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:08:59 GMT https://randalolson.com/2018/04/11/traveling-salesman-portrait-in-python/ data visualization python tutorial https://randalolson.com/2018/03/20/how-many-college-football-teams-can-you-watch-in-person-in-one-football-season/ Randy Olson uses machine learning to discover how many college football teams can you watch in-person in one football season, which results in a 3 1/2 month long trip around the USA. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:45:43 GMT https://randalolson.com/2018/03/20/how-many-college-football-teams-can-you-watch-in-person-in-one-football-season/ machine learning https://randalolson.com/2018/03/06/how-americans-make-a-living-based-on-their-age/ Randy Olson revisits the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data to look at how Americans make a living based on their age. Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:00:48 GMT https://randalolson.com/2018/03/06/how-americans-make-a-living-based-on-their-age/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2018/03/05/top-10-oldest-and-youngest-industries-in-the-u-s/ Ever wondered what industries employ the youngest and oldest people? Wonder no more. Randy Olson analyzes the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment data to discover the oldest and youngest industries in the U.S. Mon, 05 Mar 2018 12:00:09 GMT https://randalolson.com/2018/03/05/top-10-oldest-and-youngest-industries-in-the-u-s/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2017/01/20/machine-learning-madden-nfl-the-best-player-position-switches-for-madden-17/ Randy Olson uses machine learning to figure out the best player position switches in Madden 17. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:49:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2017/01/20/machine-learning-madden-nfl-the-best-player-position-switches-for-madden-17/ analysis machine learning https://randalolson.com/2017/01/10/machine-learning-madden-nfl-how-madden-player-ratings-are-actually-calculated/ Randy Olson uses machine learning to learn how Madden calculates a player's overall rating. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:04:37 GMT https://randalolson.com/2017/01/10/machine-learning-madden-nfl-how-madden-player-ratings-are-actually-calculated/ machine learning https://randalolson.com/2016/09/03/republican-leaning-states-tend-to-have-more-traffic-deaths/ Randy Olson explores an odd statistic about Republican-leaning states. Sun, 04 Sep 2016 03:48:08 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/09/03/republican-leaning-states-tend-to-have-more-traffic-deaths/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2016/09/03/python-2-7-still-reigns-supreme-in-pip-installs/ Randy Olson analyzes trends in Python package installs to observe how the transition from Python 2 to 3 is progressing Sun, 04 Sep 2016 02:04:36 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/09/03/python-2-7-still-reigns-supreme-in-pip-installs/ data visualization python https://randalolson.com/2016/08/13/evolution-of-active-categorical-image-classification-via-saccadic-eye-movement/ Randy Olson presents demo videos showing a new approach to image classification, where the machine scans and classifies the image the same way humans would. Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:39:45 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/08/13/evolution-of-active-categorical-image-classification-via-saccadic-eye-movement/ machine learning research https://randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the-optimal-u-s-national-parks-centennial-road-trip/ Randy Olson shows how to create an optimized road trip that visits the U.S. National Parks. Sat, 30 Jul 2016 22:57:32 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the-optimal-u-s-national-parks-centennial-road-trip/ data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2016/06/05/computing-optimal-road-trips-on-a-limited-budget/ Randy Olson shows you how to compute an epic road trip across the U.S. when you're on a limited budget. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:14:11 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/06/05/computing-optimal-road-trips-on-a-limited-budget/ data visualization machine learning python https://randalolson.com/2016/05/31/how-long-does-the-average-man-last-in-bed/ Randy Olson turns to the data to shed light on how long men last in bed. Tue, 31 May 2016 14:30:08 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/05/31/how-long-does-the-average-man-last-in-bed/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2016/05/25/why-is-reddit-replacing-imgur/ Randy Olson looks into the data to find out why Reddit is trying to replace Imgur. Wed, 25 May 2016 14:31:21 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/05/25/why-is-reddit-replacing-imgur/ data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2016/05/08/tpot-a-python-tool-for-automating-data-science/ Randy Olson demonstrates why designing machine learning pipelines is difficult, and how it can be automated using TPOT. Mon, 09 May 2016 02:12:27 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/05/08/tpot-a-python-tool-for-automating-data-science/ machine learning python research https://randalolson.com/2016/05/08/why-did-so-many-japanese-families-avoid-having-children-in-1966/ Randy Olson delves into supervision and astrology to explain why so many Japanese families avoid having children in 1966. Sun, 08 May 2016 20:26:55 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/05/08/why-did-so-many-japanese-families-avoid-having-children-in-1966/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2016/04/04/spurious-extrapolations-novel-and-unique-research-abstracts/ Randy Olson explores what would happen if the trend of using "novel" and "unique" in research abstracts continues upwards. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:06:36 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/04/04/spurious-extrapolations-novel-and-unique-research-abstracts/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2016/03/26/spurious-extrapolations-what-if-u-s-college-tuition-costs-keep-rising/ Randy Olson embarks on a nonsensical journey exploring what would happen if U.S. college tuition costs keep rising at the rate they have been. Sat, 26 Mar 2016 16:15:47 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/26/spurious-extrapolations-what-if-u-s-college-tuition-costs-keep-rising/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2016/03/24/the-correct-way-to-use-pie-charts/ Randy Olson defends the infamous pie chart and explains the correct way to use them. Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:00:44 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/24/the-correct-way-to-use-pie-charts/ data visualization tutorial https://randalolson.com/2016/03/18/why-posts-get-removed-from-rdataisbeautiful/ Randy Olson delves into the data to show why posts get removed by the moderators of /r/DataIsBeautiful. Fri, 18 Mar 2016 22:17:12 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/18/why-posts-get-removed-from-rdataisbeautiful/ data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2016/03/11/what-data-visualization-tools-do-rdataisbeautiful-oc-creators-use/ Randy Olson delves into Reddit comment data to find out what data visualization tools /r/DataIsBeautiful OC creators use. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:00:39 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/11/what-data-visualization-tools-do-rdataisbeautiful-oc-creators-use/ data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2016/03/10/major-league-baseball-home-run-leaders-1871-2016/ Randy Olson highlights one example where animated data visualization outperforms static visualizations. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 02:19:28 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/10/major-league-baseball-home-run-leaders-1871-2016/ data visualization python tutorial https://randalolson.com/2016/03/04/revisiting-the-vaccine-visualizations/ Randy Olson revisits the popularized vaccine visualizations published by WSJ and provide a fresh look on the data. Sat, 05 Mar 2016 05:15:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/03/04/revisiting-the-vaccine-visualizations/ data visualization python tutorial https://randalolson.com/2016/02/25/analyzing-mma-the-ultimate-fighting-championship/ Randy Olson analyzes MMA fighters and fights in UFC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:00:07 GMT https://randalolson.com/2016/02/25/analyzing-mma-the-ultimate-fighting-championship/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/11/15/introducing-tpot-the-data-science-assistant/ Randy Olson introduces TPOT, an Automated Machine Learning tool intended to be your Data Science Assistant. Mon, 16 Nov 2015 01:55:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/11/15/introducing-tpot-the-data-science-assistant/ machine learning python research https://randalolson.com/2015/09/05/visualizing-indego-bike-share-usage-patterns-in-philadelphia-part-2/ Randy Olson revisits the Indego bike share station usage data to find better ways to visualize the daily usage patterns. Sat, 05 Sep 2015 09:00:28 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/09/05/visualizing-indego-bike-share-usage-patterns-in-philadelphia-part-2/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/08/23/small-multiples-vs-animated-gifs-for-showing-changes-in-fertility-rates-over-time/ Randy Olson demonstrates how small multiples can be used to communicate data more effectively than animated GIFs. Sun, 23 Aug 2015 23:10:10 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/23/small-multiples-vs-animated-gifs-for-showing-changes-in-fertility-rates-over-time/ data visualization tutorial https://randalolson.com/2015/08/16/u-s-college-majors-median-yearly-earnings-vs-gender-ratio/ Randy Olson explores a curious correlation showing that female-dominated college majors earn less than male-dominated majors. Mon, 17 Aug 2015 02:35:46 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/16/u-s-college-majors-median-yearly-earnings-vs-gender-ratio/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/08/15/analyzing-the-health-of-philadelphias-bike-share-system/ Randy Olson analyzes Philadelphia's bike share system to explore how often the bike stations are available for use. Sun, 16 Aug 2015 02:17:46 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/15/analyzing-the-health-of-philadelphias-bike-share-system/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/the-new-york-times-weather-chart-redux/ Randy Olson shows how to recreate the famous New York Times weather charts in Python. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 03:20:32 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/the-new-york-times-weather-chart-redux/ data visualization python https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/use-the-baby-name-explorer-to-find-out-when-your-name-was-popular/ Randy Olson demonstrates a web app for exploring trends in American baby names. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 02:11:05 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/use-the-baby-name-explorer-to-find-out-when-your-name-was-popular/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/can-the-name-age-calculator-guess-how-old-you-are/ Randy Olson demonstrates how you can guess someone's age when all you know is their name. Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:47:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/08/13/can-the-name-age-calculator-guess-how-old-you-are/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/07/18/visualizing-indego-bike-share-usage-patterns-in-philadelphia/ Randy Olson visualizes the Indego bike share usage patterns in Philadelphia to see how the locals are making use of the bike share program. Sun, 19 Jul 2015 02:03:52 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/07/18/visualizing-indego-bike-share-usage-patterns-in-philadelphia/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/07/14/rethinking-the-population-pyramid/ Randy Olson critiques the popular population pyramid that the U.S. census likes to use so frequently to display population statistics. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 02:42:05 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/07/14/rethinking-the-population-pyramid/ data visualization tutorial https://randalolson.com/2015/06/15/144-years-of-marriage-and-divorce-in-1-chart/ Randy Olson charts out 144 years of marriage and divorce in the U.S. to see how the institution of marriage has evolved. Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:08:37 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/06/15/144-years-of-marriage-and-divorce-in-1-chart/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/04/27/artificial-intelligence-has-crushed-all-human-records-in-2048-heres-how-the-ai-pulled-it-off/ Randy Olson analyzes the AI that beat all of the human records in the video game "2048" to find out how it works. Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:24:50 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/04/27/artificial-intelligence-has-crushed-all-human-records-in-2048-heres-how-the-ai-pulled-it-off/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/03/25/optimized-walking-tours-of-new-york-city-and-philadelphia/ Randy Olson shows how machine learning can be used to optimize walking tours in New York City and Philadelphia. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:47:03 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/25/optimized-walking-tours-of-new-york-city-and-philadelphia/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/03/18/pure-michigan-road-trip-optimized/ Randy Olson computes the optimal road trip to experience Pure Michigan. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:26:52 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/18/pure-michigan-road-trip-optimized/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/03/14/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-south-america/ Randy Olson shows you how to compute an epic road trip across South America. Sat, 14 Mar 2015 22:06:57 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/14/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-south-america/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/03/10/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-europe/ Randy Olson shows you how to compute an epic road trip across Europe. Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:50:44 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/10/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-europe/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/03/08/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-the-u-s/ Randy Olson shows you how to compute an epic road trip across the U.S. Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:50:39 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/08/computing-the-optimal-road-trip-across-the-u-s/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/03/04/top-25-richest-living-comedians/ Randy Olson charts the top 25 richest living comedians to see how they made their riches doing comedy. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:39:01 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/04/top-25-richest-living-comedians/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/03/04/revisiting-the-six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/ Randy Olson revisits the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to see if Kevin is really the Center of the Hollywood Universe. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:16:28 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/04/revisiting-the-six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/03/01/design-critique-putting-big-pharma-spending-in-perspective/ Randy Olson critiques a recently popular infographic on the odd spending habits of Big Pharma companies. Mon, 02 Mar 2015 01:36:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/03/01/design-critique-putting-big-pharma-spending-in-perspective/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/02/03/heres-waldo-computing-the-optimal-search-strategy-for-finding-waldo/ Randy Olson uses machine learning techniques to find the best search strategy for finding Waldo. Tue, 03 Feb 2015 23:10:40 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/02/03/heres-waldo-computing-the-optimal-search-strategy-for-finding-waldo/ analysis data visualization machine learning https://randalolson.com/2015/01/30/python-usage-survey-2014/ Randy Olson explores why Python users aren't upgrading to Python 3. Sat, 31 Jan 2015 03:31:44 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/01/30/python-usage-survey-2014/ data visualization python https://randalolson.com/2015/01/12/the-shrinking-battleground-presidential-elections/ Randy Olson delves into voting data to find the states that determine the outcome of the Presidential election. Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:27:51 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/01/12/the-shrinking-battleground-presidential-elections/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2015/01/11/a-data-driven-guide-to-creating-successful-reddit-posts-redux/ Randy Olson revisits an old analysis to find out what makes for a successful reddit post. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:15:20 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/01/11/a-data-driven-guide-to-creating-successful-reddit-posts-redux/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2015/01/11/over-half-of-all-reddit-posts-go-completely-ignored/ Randy Olson delves into the data to find that over half of all reddit posts go completely ignored. Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:36:25 GMT https://randalolson.com/2015/01/11/over-half-of-all-reddit-posts-go-completely-ignored/ data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/the-biggest-box-office-booms-and-busts-since-1982/ Randy Olson charts out the films that have made and lost producers the most money over the past three decades. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 05:28:03 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/the-biggest-box-office-booms-and-busts-since-1982/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/does-a-bigger-film-production-budget-result-in-more-ticket-sales/ Randy Olson explores whether a bigger film production budget results in more ticket sales. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:40:54 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/does-a-bigger-film-production-budget-result-in-more-ticket-sales/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/top-10-grossing-film-studios-in-the-u-s-1982-2014/ Randy Olson charts the top grossing films studios in the U.S. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:32:45 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/29/top-10-grossing-film-studios-in-the-u-s-1982-2014/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/12/06/top-25-most-gender-neutral-names-in-the-u-s/ Randy Olson charts the top 25 most gender-neutral names in the U.S. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 23:20:45 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/06/top-25-most-gender-neutral-names-in-the-u-s/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/12/06/what-caused-the-upsurge-of-unique-american-baby-names-in-the-1970s/ Randy Olson explores the role of the Black Power movement in how American babies were named in the 1970s. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:41:36 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/06/what-caused-the-upsurge-of-unique-american-baby-names-in-the-1970s/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/12/03/the-most-viewed-youtube-videos/ Randy Olson charts out the most-viewed YouTube videos and highlights Gangnam Style's unprecedented rise to over 2 billion views. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 04:18:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/12/03/the-most-viewed-youtube-videos/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/11/27/is-reddit-experiencing-upvote-inflation/ Randy Olson delves into 6 years of reddit posting data to discern whether reddit is experiencing "upvote inflation." Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:00:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/27/is-reddit-experiencing-upvote-inflation/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/11/12/mmorpg-popularity-1998-2013/ Randy Olson charts the popular MMORPGs from 1998 through 2013. Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:00:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/12/mmorpg-popularity-1998-2013/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/11/08/do-women-on-okcupid-follow-the-standard-creepiness-rule/ Randy Olson checks if women on OkCupid follow the Standard Creepiness Rule when it comes to dating. Sun, 09 Nov 2014 01:23:52 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/08/do-women-on-okcupid-follow-the-standard-creepiness-rule/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/11/06/what-makes-for-a-stable-marriage-part-2/ Randy Olson reviews more of a research paper that outlines what makes for a stable marriage in the U.S. Fri, 07 Nov 2014 03:01:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/06/what-makes-for-a-stable-marriage-part-2/ data visualization review https://randalolson.com/2014/11/06/where-democrats-and-republicans-want-their-tax-dollars-spent/ Randy Olson charts out where Democrats and Republicans want to see their tax dollars spent according to a nationally representative poll. Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:00:46 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/06/where-democrats-and-republicans-want-their-tax-dollars-spent/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/11/02/the-evolution-of-chess-openings-and-why-gifs-make-for-bad-data-visualizations/ Randy Olson revisits the "evolution of chess openings" visualization to illustrate why videos and GIFs make poor visualization tools. Mon, 03 Nov 2014 03:08:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/11/02/the-evolution-of-chess-openings-and-why-gifs-make-for-bad-data-visualizations/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/29/the-reigns-and-deaths-of-the-roman-emperors/ Randy Olson visualizes the reigns and deaths of the Roman Emperors over a 400 year period. Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:27:41 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/29/the-reigns-and-deaths-of-the-roman-emperors/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/28/the-age-divide-in-where-americans-want-their-tax-dollars-spent/ Randy Olson visualizes the age divide in where Americans want to see their tax dollars spent. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:52:34 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/28/the-age-divide-in-where-americans-want-their-tax-dollars-spent/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/27/the-reddit-world-map/ Randy Olson presents the interactive reddit world map. Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:15:55 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/27/the-reddit-world-map/ data visualization reddit research https://randalolson.com/2014/10/26/the-ebb-and-flow-of-movies-redux/ Randy Olson attempts to revive and update the popular "ebb and flow of movie ticket sales" graphic. Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:03:53 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/26/the-ebb-and-flow-of-movies-redux/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/22/is-2014-the-most-unpredictable-year-of-college-football/ Randy Olson charts the Top 25 AP Poll college football rankings to provide a historical perspective on how the top teams have fared. Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:20:32 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/22/is-2014-the-most-unpredictable-year-of-college-football/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/17/whos-responsible-for-gas-prices-at-the-pump/ Randy Olson digs into the data to find out who's responsible for gas prices at the pump. Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:28:59 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/17/whos-responsible-for-gas-prices-at-the-pump/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/10/10/what-makes-for-a-stable-marriage/ Randy Olson reviews a research paper that outlines what makes for a stable marriage in the U.S. Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:46:16 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/10/10/what-makes-for-a-stable-marriage/ data visualization review https://randalolson.com/2014/09/28/the-most-upvoted-post-on-reddit-every-day/ Randy Olson analyzes over half a decade of reddit posting data to discover the most upvoted posts on reddit. Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:42:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/09/28/the-most-upvoted-post-on-reddit-every-day/ data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/09/15/do-men-on-okcupid-follow-the-standard-creepiness-rule/ Randy Olson checks if men on OkCupid follow the Standard Creepiness Rule when it comes to dating. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 06:26:34 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/09/15/do-men-on-okcupid-follow-the-standard-creepiness-rule/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/09/13/who-are-the-climate-change-deniers/ Randy Olson analyzes the latest American opinion poll results to answer the question, "Who are the climate change deniers?"" Sun, 14 Sep 2014 00:50:02 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/09/13/who-are-the-climate-change-deniers/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/09/09/clash-of-clans-troop-efficiency/ Randy Olson analyzes all of the troops in Clash of Clans and discovers which ones give you the biggest bang for your buck. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:45:30 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/09/09/clash-of-clans-troop-efficiency/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/08/28/where-the-u-s-gets-its-oil-from/ Randy Olson dispels some common misconceptions about where the U.S. gets its oil from. Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:51:12 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/08/28/where-the-u-s-gets-its-oil-from/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-myth-of-the-smarter-atheist/ Randy Olson explains why we should put the myth of the smarter Atheist to rest. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:54:52 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-myth-of-the-smarter-atheist/ data visualization review https://randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-best-and-worst-times-to-have-your-case-reviewed-by-a-judge/ Randy Olson discusses the best and worst times to have your case reviewed by a judge, based on research data. Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:53:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/08/24/the-best-and-worst-times-to-have-your-case-reviewed-by-a-judge/ data visualization review https://randalolson.com/2014/06/28/how-to-make-beautiful-data-visualizations-in-python-with-matplotlib/ Randy Olson provides code examples and explanations for a handful of beautiful data visualizations. Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:13:28 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/28/how-to-make-beautiful-data-visualizations-in-python-with-matplotlib/ data visualization ipython python tutorial https://randalolson.com/2014/06/25/average-iq-of-students-by-college-major-and-gender-ratio/ Randy Olson charts out the IQ of students by their major's gender ratio and reveals a startling trend. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 04:49:58 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/25/average-iq-of-students-by-college-major-and-gender-ratio/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/23/why-the-dutch-are-so-tall/ Randy Olson charts out the median male height in various countries from 1820-2013 and explains why the Dutch are so tall. Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:14:55 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/23/why-the-dutch-are-so-tall/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/21/we-can-only-forecast-the-weather-a-few-days-into-the-future/ Randy Olson shows why we can only forecast the weather a few days into the future Sun, 22 Jun 2014 01:57:49 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/21/we-can-only-forecast-the-weather-a-few-days-into-the-future/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/21/accuracy-of-three-major-weather-forecasting-services/ Randy Olson charts out the accuracy of three major weather forecasting services. Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:50:54 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/21/accuracy-of-three-major-weather-forecasting-services/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/20/dolla-dolla-bill-yall/ Randy Olson visualizes the relative volume and value of U.S. currency in circulation from 1993 to 2013. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:19:46 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/20/dolla-dolla-bill-yall/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/14/percentage-of-bachelors-degrees-conferred-to-women-by-major-1970-2012/ Randy Olson charts out the percentage of Bachelor's degrees conferred to women (by major) and makes some startling findings. Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:20:33 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/14/percentage-of-bachelors-degrees-conferred-to-women-by-major-1970-2012/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/13/football-referees-are-unfair-when-awarding-penalty-kicks/ Randy Olson explains why football referees are unfair when awarding penalty kicks. Sat, 14 Jun 2014 01:42:45 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/13/football-referees-are-unfair-when-awarding-penalty-kicks/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/12/college-degrees-awarded-per-capita-in-the-usa/ Randy Olson visualizes how many degrees have been awarded in the U.S.A. between 1987 and 2010. Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:53:47 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/12/college-degrees-awarded-per-capita-in-the-usa/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/06/07/the-key-to-magnus-carlsens-success-as-a-chess-grandmaster/ Randy Olson explains the key to Magnus Carlsen's success as a chess grandmaster. Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:34:03 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/06/07/the-key-to-magnus-carlsens-success-as-a-chess-grandmaster/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/31/fastest-growing-and-declining-surnames-in-the-u-s/ Randy Olson charts the fastest growing and declining surnames in the U.S. according to the U.S. Census. Sat, 31 May 2014 20:11:23 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/31/fastest-growing-and-declining-surnames-in-the-u-s/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/27/celebrating-2-years-of-research-blogging-by-analyzing-my-blog/ Randy Olson celebrates his blogiversary by analyzing 2 years of web traffic to the blog. Wed, 28 May 2014 04:15:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/27/celebrating-2-years-of-research-blogging-by-analyzing-my-blog/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/27/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-moves-captures-and-checkmates/ Randy Olson analyzes over 650,000 chess tournament games to explore how common chess moves have changed over time. Tue, 27 May 2014 23:49:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/27/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-moves-captures-and-checkmates/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/26/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-popularity-of-openings/ Randy Olson analyzes over 650,000 chess tournament games to explore how chess openings have grown and waned in popularity over time. Mon, 26 May 2014 23:30:58 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/26/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-popularity-of-openings/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/24/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-match-lengths-and-outcomes/ Randy Olson analyzes over 650,000 chess tournament games to explore how chess has evolved over time. Sat, 24 May 2014 23:04:31 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/24/a-data-driven-exploration-of-the-evolution-of-chess-match-lengths-and-outcomes/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/24/chess-tournament-matches-and-elo-ratings/ Randy Olson analyzes over 675,000 chess games to explore the role of Elo ratings. Sat, 24 May 2014 09:42:11 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/24/chess-tournament-matches-and-elo-ratings/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/22/programming-language-breakdown-for-the-healthcare-gov-website/ Randy Olson breaks down the code base under the HealthCare.gov website. Thu, 22 May 2014 17:59:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/22/programming-language-breakdown-for-the-healthcare-gov-website/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/20/skyrocketing-student-enrollment-is-partly-to-blame-for-rising-college-costs/ Randy Olson explains why skyrocketing student enrollment is partly to blame for rising college costs. Wed, 21 May 2014 04:38:00 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/20/skyrocketing-student-enrollment-is-partly-to-blame-for-rising-college-costs/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/virality-trends-in-reddits-default-subreddits/ Randy Olson outlines how the new reddit default configuration has affected the subreddits involved. Fri, 16 May 2014 22:51:19 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/virality-trends-in-reddits-default-subreddits/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/rising-and-falling-subreddits-according-to-virality-trends/ Randy Olson lists several subreddits that are rising and falling in popularity according to virality trends. Fri, 16 May 2014 22:04:53 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/rising-and-falling-subreddits-according-to-virality-trends/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/virality-trends-in-niche-subreddits/ Randy Olson maps out virality trends in niche TV show and video game subreddits on reddit. Fri, 16 May 2014 21:51:01 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/virality-trends-in-niche-subreddits/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/popular-subreddits-have-predictable-cycles-of-virality/ Randy Olson maps out the cycles of virality on reddit's front page. Fri, 16 May 2014 19:26:31 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/05/16/popular-subreddits-have-predictable-cycles-of-virality/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/04/29/u-s-racial-diversity-by-county/ Randy Olson maps out racial diversity in the U.S. Tue, 29 Apr 2014 07:21:11 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/04/29/u-s-racial-diversity-by-county/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/04/27/if-every-u-s-state-had-a-surname-for-bastards-like-game-of-thrones-what-would-each-states-name-be/ Randy Olson maps out the Game of Thrones-like bastard surnames of the USA. Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:40:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/04/27/if-every-u-s-state-had-a-surname-for-bastards-like-game-of-thrones-what-would-each-states-name-be/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-dynamic-fitness-landscapes/ Randy Olson and Bjørn Østman use fitness landscapes to demonstrate the effect of dynamically changing environments on evolving populations. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:32:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-dynamic-fitness-landscapes/ data visualization research https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-density-dependence-and-sympatric-speciation/ Randy Olson and Bjørn Østman demonstrate how sympatric speciation can occur via density dependence using fitness landscapes. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:25:24 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-density-dependence-and-sympatric-speciation/ data visualization research https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-survival-of-the-flattest/ Randy Olson and Bjørn Østman demonstrate the concept of "survival of the flattest" using fitness landscapes. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:40:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/04/17/visualizing-evolution-in-action-survival-of-the-flattest/ data visualization research https://randalolson.com/2014/03/29/its-impossible-to-work-your-way-through-college-nowadays-revisited-with-national-data/ Randy Olson explains why it's nearly impossible to work your way through college nowadays. Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:09:14 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/03/29/its-impossible-to-work-your-way-through-college-nowadays-revisited-with-national-data/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/03/22/its-impossible-to-work-your-way-through-college-nowadays/ Randy Olson explains why it's impossible to work your way through college nowadays. Sat, 22 Mar 2014 23:08:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/03/22/its-impossible-to-work-your-way-through-college-nowadays/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/03/21/the-window-of-virality-on-reddit/ Randy Olson visualizes when posts go viral and when they fade into obscurity on Reddit. Sat, 22 Mar 2014 06:49:27 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/03/21/the-window-of-virality-on-reddit/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2014/03/11/the-cost-of-war-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/ Randy Olson visualizes US soldier fatalities from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:47:54 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/03/11/the-cost-of-war-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/03/05/harnessing-hashtagify-me-and-social-network-analysis-to-maximize-your-brands-reach-on-twitter/ Randy Olson explains how to use Hashtagify.me and social network analysis for Twitter. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 02:41:51 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/03/05/harnessing-hashtagify-me-and-social-network-analysis-to-maximize-your-brands-reach-on-twitter/ analysis tutorial https://randalolson.com/2014/02/12/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-by-the-numbers-chapter-titles/ Randy Olson takes a bird's eye view at the "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series by looking at the chapter titles. Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:51:01 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/02/12/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-by-the-numbers-chapter-titles/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/01/25/movies-arent-actually-much-longer-than-they-used-to-be/ Randy Olson takes a look at IMDB data to see if movies are actually longer than they used to be. Sun, 26 Jan 2014 07:25:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/25/movies-arent-actually-much-longer-than-they-used-to-be/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/01/24/a-tech-focused-guide-to-increasing-your-influence-on-twitter/ Randy Olson explains how you can use technology to increase your influence on Twitter without spending a dime. Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:37:09 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/24/a-tech-focused-guide-to-increasing-your-influence-on-twitter/ tutorial https://randalolson.com/2014/01/14/more-lies-and-bad-analyses-by-shareaholic-are-misleading-the-public/ Randy Olson debunks Shareaholic's claim that Reddit referral traffic is declining. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 21:17:39 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/14/more-lies-and-bad-analyses-by-shareaholic-are-misleading-the-public/ analysis reddit statistics https://randalolson.com/2014/01/12/a-look-at-sex-drugs-violence-and-cursing-in-film-over-time-through-mpaa-ratings/ Randy Olson explores sex, drugs, violence, and cursing in films over time by looking at MPAA film ratings. Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:52:19 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/12/a-look-at-sex-drugs-violence-and-cursing-in-film-over-time-through-mpaa-ratings/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/01/06/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-deceitful-data-visualizations/ Randy Olson explains how you can save yourself from getting duped by bad infographics. Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:21:15 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/06/3-easy-steps-to-avoid-deceitful-data-visualizations/ data visualization tutorial https://randalolson.com/2014/01/05/top-25-most-murderous-directors-of-all-time/ Randy Olson visualizes and discusses the top 25 deadliest actors of all time. Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:22:47 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/05/top-25-most-murderous-directors-of-all-time/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2014/01/04/has-violence-been-vanquished-not-in-the-film-industry-2/ Randy Olson discusses violence in the film industry and its implications for modern society. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 22:36:17 GMT https://randalolson.com/2014/01/04/has-violence-been-vanquished-not-in-the-film-industry-2/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/most-violence-packed-films/ Randy Olson visualizes and discusses the top 25 most violence packed films of all time. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 06:05:55 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/most-violence-packed-films/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/violence-has-been-on-the-rise-in-the-film-industry/ Is the film industry becoming more violent over time? Randy Olson explores this question by looking at the data. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 02:24:47 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/violence-has-been-on-the-rise-in-the-film-industry/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-actors-of-all-time-by-on-screen-kills-in-movies/ Randy Olson visualizes and discusses the top 25 deadliest actors of all time. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:32:56 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-actors-of-all-time-by-on-screen-kills-in-movies/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-films-of-all-time-by-on-screen-death-counts/ Randy Olson visualizes and discusses the top 25 deadliest films of all time. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:05:15 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-films-of-all-time-by-on-screen-death-counts/ data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/12/21/political-polarization-of-the-senate-is-the-data-fooling-us/ Randy Olson suggests that the data visualizations showing the sudden "polarization of the U.S. Senate" may be telling us a lie. Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:38:26 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/12/21/political-polarization-of-the-senate-is-the-data-fooling-us/ analysis data visualization https://randalolson.com/2013/11/14/sharing-your-passion-for-science-with-the-world-through-reddit-interview-with-unidan/ Randy Olson interviews "reddit celebrity" Unidan about his experience teaching science to the public on reddit. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:17:53 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/14/sharing-your-passion-for-science-with-the-world-through-reddit-interview-with-unidan/ outreach reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/11/13/the-curious-case-of-the-closed-access-data-set-in-the-open-access-journal/ Randy Olson ponders how studies using proprietary data should be handled when published in open access journals. Thu, 14 Nov 2013 05:12:19 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/13/the-curious-case-of-the-closed-access-data-set-in-the-open-access-journal/ open science philosophy https://randalolson.com/2013/11/12/answering-peoples-pressing-science-questions-on-reddit-interview-with-tobias-landberg/ Randy Olson interviews /r/AskScience moderator Tobias Landberg about his experience teaching the public about science on reddit. Tue, 12 Nov 2013 23:08:04 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/12/answering-peoples-pressing-science-questions-on-reddit-interview-with-tobias-landberg/ outreach reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/11/11/discussing-evolution-on-reddit-interview-with-bjorn-ostman/ Randy Olson interviews evolutionary computational biologist Bjørn Østman about his experience giving a reddit IAmA. Tue, 12 Nov 2013 02:15:06 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/11/discussing-evolution-on-reddit-interview-with-bjorn-ostman/ outreach reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/11/03/which-social-media-platform-offers-the-biggest-bang-for-the-buck-for-science-outreach-to-the-public/ Randy Olson outlines why he thinks reddit IAmAs are one of the better choices for science outreach on social media. Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:10:19 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/03/which-social-media-platform-offers-the-biggest-bang-for-the-buck-for-science-outreach-to-the-public/ outreach reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/11/02/sagemath-cloud-makes-collaborating-with-ipython-notebooks-easier-than-ever/ Randy Olson provides a brief overview of the Sagemath Cloud web service, focusing on the IPython Notebook live collaboration features. Sat, 02 Nov 2013 20:02:40 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/11/02/sagemath-cloud-makes-collaborating-with-ipython-notebooks-easier-than-ever/ ipython productivity python https://randalolson.com/2013/07/31/evolving-ecosystems-can-change-more-than-previously-thought/ Randy Olson discusses a recently published paper that suggests that evolution plays a large role in shaping ecosystems than previously assumed. Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:12:27 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/07/31/evolving-ecosystems-can-change-more-than-previously-thought/ research https://randalolson.com/2013/07/21/evolution-isnt-over-until-you-click-stop/ Randy Olson discusses why it is important to make longer runs in Evolutionary Computation and Digital Evolution research. Sun, 21 Jul 2013 23:00:54 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/07/21/evolution-isnt-over-until-you-click-stop/ research https://randalolson.com/2013/07/20/a-short-guide-to-using-statistics-in-evolutionary-computation/ Randy Olson discusses how and why Evolutionary Computation researchers should incorporate statistics into their research. Sat, 20 Jul 2013 23:50:42 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/07/20/a-short-guide-to-using-statistics-in-evolutionary-computation/ research statistics tutorial https://randalolson.com/2013/06/09/evolved-artificial-intelligence-can-play-video-games-better-than-humans/ Have you ever wondered if an AI could outplay you at Space Invaders? Randy Olson talks about an evolved AI that actually can. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:14:05 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/06/09/evolved-artificial-intelligence-can-play-video-games-better-than-humans/ research review https://randalolson.com/2013/05/18/bigger-groups-make-better-decisions/ Randy Olson reviews a research paper that shows us how bigger groups can make more accurate decisions. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:30 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/05/18/bigger-groups-make-better-decisions/ research review https://randalolson.com/2013/04/24/how-and-why-do-animals-evolve-grouping-behavior/ Randy Olson discusses the latest research trying to understand how and why animals evolved grouping behavior. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:42:18 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/04/24/how-and-why-do-animals-evolve-grouping-behavior/ research https://randalolson.com/2013/03/30/is-the-open-science-movement-prone-to-call-outs-and-is-that-a-good-thing/ Randy Olson ponders if the Open Science movement is prone to call-outs, and whether that can be damaging to scientist's careers. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:23:35 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/30/is-the-open-science-movement-prone-to-call-outs-and-is-that-a-good-thing/ open science philosophy https://randalolson.com/2013/03/23/could-the-reddit-model-replace-the-current-scientific-publication-system/ Randy Olson discusses how we could replace the current scientific publishing model with a model similar to reddit. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:00:33 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/23/could-the-reddit-model-replace-the-current-scientific-publication-system/ open science philosophy reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/03/15/a-data-driven-guide-to-creating-successful-reddit-posts/ Randy Olson provides a data-driven guide to making your Reddit posts visible to the broadest audience possible. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:00:04 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/15/a-data-driven-guide-to-creating-successful-reddit-posts/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/03/12/retracing-the-evolution-of-reddit-through-post-data/ Randy Olson explores how the Reddit community has changed over time since its inception in 2005 by analyzing posts that were submitted to the various subreddits. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:52:18 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/12/retracing-the-evolution-of-reddit-through-post-data/ analysis data visualization reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/03/02/why-i-love-open-source-and-wish-science-worked-this-way/ Randy Olson discusses open source and how its philosophies could benefit the scientific process. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:47:38 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/02/why-i-love-open-source-and-wish-science-worked-this-way/ open science philosophy research https://randalolson.com/2013/03/01/fun-with-the-python-reddit-api-wrapper-and-word-clouds/ Randy Olson demonstrates a new Python library that scrapes word frequencies from Reddit and make word clouds with them. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:51:12 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/03/01/fun-with-the-python-reddit-api-wrapper-and-word-clouds/ analysis python reddit https://randalolson.com/2013/02/16/how-do-you-maximize-the-tweetability-of-your-presentations/ Given the rising popularity of Twitter reporting at conferences, how do we make our presentations more accessible to Twitter? Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:58:14 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/02/16/how-do-you-maximize-the-tweetability-of-your-presentations/ outreach https://randalolson.com/2013/01/24/ipython-notebook-workshop-report-still-plagued-by-installation-issues/ A brief report from a workshop run to teach scientists how to use IPython Notebook for scientific computing. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:51:59 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/01/24/ipython-notebook-workshop-report-still-plagued-by-installation-issues/ ipython outreach https://randalolson.com/2013/01/14/filling-in-pythons-gaps-in-statistics-packages-with-rmagic/ Randy Olson shows how to use IPython's Rmagic package to seamlessly integrate R code with the IPython interface. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:53:19 GMT https://randalolson.com/2013/01/14/filling-in-pythons-gaps-in-statistics-packages-with-rmagic/ ipython productivity python statistics tutorial https://randalolson.com/2012/08/13/neuroevolution-an-alternative-route-to-artificial-intelligence/ Randy Olson discusses neuroevolution as an alternative route to Artificial Intelligence. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:46 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/08/13/neuroevolution-an-alternative-route-to-artificial-intelligence/ philosophy research https://randalolson.com/2012/08/10/insight-from-dont-be-such-a-scientist/ Randy Olson discusses his insight from the other Prof. Randy Olson's book, "Don't be such a scientist." Sat, 11 Aug 2012 05:31:25 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/08/10/insight-from-dont-be-such-a-scientist/ outreach https://randalolson.com/2012/08/06/statistical-analysis-made-easy-in-python/ Randy Olson demonstrates how to use SciPy and pandas DataFrames to perform commonly-used statistical analyses and tests in Python. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:45:18 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/08/06/statistical-analysis-made-easy-in-python/ ipython productivity python statistics tutorial https://randalolson.com/2012/06/28/david-eagleman-are-we-taking-the-right-approach-to-artificial-intelligence/ Randy Olson ponders David Eagleman's suggestion that we are taking the wrong approach to Artificial Intelligence. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:25:05 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/06/28/david-eagleman-are-we-taking-the-right-approach-to-artificial-intelligence/ philosophy research https://randalolson.com/2012/06/26/using-pandas-dataframes/ Randy Olson demonstrates how to use pandas DataFrames to process data from multiple replicate runs in Python. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:52:53 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/06/26/using-pandas-dataframes/ python statistics tutorial https://randalolson.com/2012/05/12/a-short-demo-on-how-to-use-ipython-notebook-as-a-research-notebook/ Randy Olson provides a short demo on how to use IPython Notebook as a research notebook. Sun, 13 May 2012 03:17:23 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/05/12/a-short-demo-on-how-to-use-ipython-notebook-as-a-research-notebook/ ipython productivity statistics tutorial https://randalolson.com/2012/05/10/ipython-notebook/ Randy Olson discusses the new digital research notebook provided in the IPython library. Fri, 11 May 2012 06:56:29 GMT https://randalolson.com/2012/05/10/ipython-notebook/ ipython productivity statistics