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My random thoughts on science, math, and occassionally the places and animals I encounter.
What does it mean to socially distance
In this post, I work through the math to figure out exactly how important it is for us to be strict about social distancing. There's been a lot said about the community benefits of distancing, but I wanted to take a look at social distancing from the perspective of an individual, not a society. Read More
COVID-19 Daily Updates
A rolling analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, updated routinely. Read More
Introduction to Empirical Bayes
I recently stumbled upon empirical bayes, and I was struck by how intuitive and useful this method can be. In this blog post, I study this method in the context of baseball statistics. Read More