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Edward Tufte
@EdwardTufte
Statistician,visualizer,artist, professor. Founded Graphics Press, Hogpen Hill Farms, ET Modern Gallery
Science & TechnologyNull Island 0°N 0°Eedwardtufte.comJoined June 2010

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Second opinion re ChatGPT CGPT based on massive data base of inevitable mediocrity. And syntax looks like a writer who is paid by the word CGPT helpful pointing to idea: all translation methods look at all the words Knew this before I started, but this reminder good
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ChatGPT experiment! "Translating a text is a true way of reading it," by the amazing wonder, Italo Calvino Similar to "Rehearsal improves performance," "The way to really learn something is to teach it" Below, Calvino quote, then at bottom ChatGPT's amazing response:
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"The numbers are not always what you think they are" Neil Young "It is easy to lie with statistics, and even easier without them" Frederick Mosteller Have an open mind, but not an empty head Begin with skepticism. Half of published medical research is false #data #dataviz
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Evaluating Machine Learning, Statistical Models Claiming "my dog is the best dog in the world" does not validate a model. Independent, honest, diverse empirical replications are essential ET, Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning Space Data Truth #DataScience #data #Econometrics
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"The numbers are not always what you think they are" Neil Young "It is easy to lie with statistics, and even easier without them" Frederick Mosteller Have an open mind, but not an empty head Begin with skepticism. Half of published medical research is false #data #dataviz
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ET log/log ghostgrid of animals, log Y=brain mass, log X=body mass log-log slope = %/% = "elasticity" in economics plotdots = animal drawings, 8 prankish funny like Matisse fishbowl ET, Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning Space Data Truth #dataviz #visualization #data #rstats
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A Matisse fish in a bowl appears in my log weight X by log height Y scatterplot of many animals. twitter.com/Iithosphere/st…
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Yale has just made what must be among the wisest moves in the history of the institution. Dr. will be the Dean of the Yale School of Public Health. Future Dean Ranney will be the 1st Dean of YSPH in its relaunch as an independent school.
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Second opinion re ChatGPT CGPT based on massive data base of inevitable mediocrity. And syntax looks like a writer who is paid by the word CGPT helpful pointing to idea: all translation methods look at all the words Knew this before I started, but this reminder good
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ChatGPT experiment! "Translating a text is a true way of reading it," by the amazing wonder, Italo Calvino Similar to "Rehearsal improves performance," "The way to really learn something is to teach it" Below, Calvino quote, then at bottom ChatGPT's amazing response:
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ChatGPT experiment! "Translating a text is a true way of reading it," by the amazing wonder, Italo Calvino Similar to "Rehearsal improves performance," "The way to really learn something is to teach it" Below, Calvino quote, then at bottom ChatGPT's amazing response:
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ChatGPT experiment! "Translating a text is a true way of reading it," by the amazing wonder, Italo Calvino Similar to "Rehearsal improves performance," "The way to really learn something is to teach it" Below, Calvino quote, then at bottom ChatGPT's amazing response:
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Good landscape artworks have many xyz viewing positions. Circle Eye good+different from 1 meter/10m/100m, looks like tiny architectural scale model from 300m All words re Circle Eye came after it was built. Constructing = about seeing+doing, about metalspace+airspace, not words
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Sunrise/sunset= butter light + long shadows When winds blow,titanium blades whistle,along with my electronic ambient drone songs. Artwork way more elegant the closer the viewer. Good landscape art provides fresh visual experiences for years, from weather,shadows,viewer locations
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Sunrise/sunset= butter light + long shadows When winds blow,titanium blades whistle,along with my electronic ambient drone songs. Artwork way more elegant the closer the viewer. Good landscape art provides fresh visual experiences for years, from weather,shadows,viewer locations
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A decade after we showed CRISPR systems could be used for programmable genome editing — our latest review is a look back at the work that has advanced this technology, and a look forward to the future of what may still be yet to come! 🧬✂️
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on where ideas come from and grow
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♦️DAVID LYNCH ♦️ Born on this day, in 1946 One of the most thrilling conversations I ever had was with David Lynch .@BAM_Brooklyn “Where do ideas come from?” I asked Lynch. I will always treasure his 2 minute response: ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=Fxr-7O
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We're looking for a new data scientist to join our Data & Research team at 👩‍💻 I might be biased, but it's a group of lovely, smart, motivated people working on some of the world's largest problems. I feel lucky to get to learn from them.
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