This past term, Fall 2022, I taught for the second time a course I created on image analysis. (Syllabus.) The structure and content were similar to last year’s — last year went well, and I put lots of work into it, so “if it ain’t broke…” Here’s a summary of things in the 2021 course … Continue reading Image Analysis Course Recap, Fall 2022
This past term (Fall 2021) I taught a course on image analysis. It was a new course — not just new for me but completely new, though it grew out of an informal image analysis class I’ve taught “off the books” before and have posted about. The class went well, though I severely underestimated how … Continue reading Image Analysis: Reflections on a New Course
There’s been an flurry of papers and essays in the past few years on scientific studies being wrong, arguing that the number of incorrect conclusions is disturbingly large, and symptomatic of poor practice, misplaced incentives, and other factors. Perhaps the most widely seen views on this theme graced the cover of The Economist a … Continue reading If I keep writing, maybe this post will become significant
I am adding And subtracting I’m controlling And composing — Kraftwerk, “Pocket Calculator” I often tell students that computer programming is like drawing — learning and practicing it opens up new ways of seeing the world, and new ways of creatively giving shape to ideas. I’ve long thought that everyone should be able to program, … Continue reading I liked programming before it was cool
The Eighteenth Elephant 