Reading List (Jun 25, 2017)

Machine learning plays a critical role in improving data quality, bloomberg.com
Linus Explains What Surprises Him After 25 Years Of Linux, slashdot.org
On Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for tall data, jmlr.org
Because of an Earlier Incident, This Column May Infuriate You, nyt.com
Solving the Scorching Mystery of the Sun’s Erupting Plasma Jets, nyt.com
Legendary Cosmologist Martin Rees on Science, Religion, and the Future of Post-Human Intelligence, brainpickings.org

Reading List (Jun 18, 2017)

Comparison of text editors, wikipedia.org
Comparison of file comparison tools, wikipedia.org
Chinese satellite beats distance record for quantum entanglement, sciencemag.org
Ned Davis: 9 Rules of Research, ritholtz.com

The Quantum Thermodynamics Revolution, quantamagazine.org
General relativity passes test at Milky Way’s central black hole, newscientist.com
Is the U.S. Education System Producing a Society of “Smart Fools”?, scientificamerican.com
Paying a Price for 8 Days of Flying in America, nytimes.com

Three Steps to Effective Decisions, ritholtz.com
Java 9 Delayed Due To Modularity Controversy, slashdot.org
Accelerating MATLAB Algorithms and Applications, mathworks.com
AI will be able to beat us at everything by 2060, say experts, newscientist.com
LIGO’s Latest Black-Hole Merger Confirms Einstein, Challenges Astrophysics, scientificamerican.com
A Dark Side for Qubits, aps.org
To be happier, focus on what’s within your control, aeon.co

On the fundamental difference between ergodic and non-ergodic processes in economics, larspsyll.wordpress.com
A Brief Look at the Roots of Linux Containers, linux.com
Experimental implementation of a quantum walk on a circle with single photons, aps.org
Jupiter’s interior and deep atmosphere: The initial pole-to-pole passes with the Juno spacecraft, sciencemag.org
Journey to the Birth of the Solar System, quantamagazine.org

Non-ergodic stationarity, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Wolfram|One, wolfram.com
Containers Are Not Lightweight VMs, linux.com
Ultimate Cognitive Bias Survival Guide, ritholtz.com
The Best (and Worst) Frequent-Flier Programs for Free Seats for 2017, wsj.com
A classic quantum test could reveal the limits of the human mind, newscientist.com

Structural Econometrics, larspsyll.wordpress.com
The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940, sciencemag.org
How to Create an Effective Marketing Kit, thebalance.com
The Search for Life on Mars Is about to Get Weird, scientificamerican.com
CUDA Toolkit, nvidia.com, Anaconda Accelerate, continuum.io

Don’t trust summary statistics alone, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Time to Stop Calling the VIX the “Fear Index”, ritholtz.com
The spectacular failure of DSGE models, larspsyll.wordpress.com
How money is created, ritholtz.com
Hubble images the distant universe through a cosmic lens, astronomy.com
Hannah Arendt on Science, the Value of Space Exploration, and How Our Cosmic Aspirations Illuminate the Human Condition, brainpickings.org

GPflow: A Gaussian Process Library using TensorFlow, jmlr.org
GFA: Exploratory Analysis of Multiple Data Sources with Group Factor Analysis, jmlr.org
The dangers of neglecting methodology, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Deviate attempts to alter the way we perceive the world, newscientist.com
Viewpoint: Linking Two Quantum Dots with Single Photons, aps.org
Michael Kitces + Josh Brown = Great Podcast!, ritholtz.com
Casting Away Despair, nakedcapitalism.com

Is having infinitely many models really a sign of progress in economics?, larspsyll.wordpress.com
Inside knowledge: Is information the only thing that exists?, newscientist.com
The 10 Weirdest Things in the Solar System, scientificamerican.com
Echoes of black hole, aeon.co
The entangled fabric of space, quantumfrontiers.com
Against False Arrogance of Economic Knowledge, ineteconomics.org