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3.01.2014

Weekend Links

1) Ivanpah, the largest solar power plant in the US, is finally online

2) The Weight of Rain, or subtlety in data visualization (via Hackernews)

3) On the perils of P values (again) (Nature)

4) On the uneven spatial distribution of GDP in the US

5) "Principal Component Analysis 4 Dummies"

6) "Syngenta’s public-relations team had drafted a list of four goals. The first was 'discredit Hayes.'” (via Kyle Meng)

7) This past January was the fourth warmest in history, even with the polar vortex (via Johannes Urpelainen)

8) Introducing spritzing, or speed reading for the rest of us

9) "We compare the productivity of Fields medalists (winners of the top mathematics prize) to that of similarly brilliant contenders. The two groups have similar publication rates until the award year, after which the winners’ productivity declines." (NBER)
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