Euclidian geometry is generally how we think about space. You have a grid and the lines in a grid never intersect. But there’s tons of other versions of space, like the grid on a sphere where some lines do meet as they go to infinity. This is non-euclidian geometry and it offers interesting opportunities to create fascinating art.
Author: Seanny123
I'm a Theoretical Neuroscientist turned Data Scientist. I enjoy writing taking chances, making mistakes and getting messy.
Life: What is it?
The evolution of our definition of life and species isn’t as static as you might think. You might say it’s *evolved* over time!
Designing Values-Based Human Systems
People design systems for humans based on their conception of human nature. This has worked pretty well so far! But there’s a lot problems happening right now that can’t be addressed by these old ideas. We need a new, unifying idea of why people make choices. This is where Value-Based Human Systems comes in.
What is colour?
Why are there so many representations for colour? Why are some of the cylinders? Why is RGB and YMC both legit? Nat blows your mind into a billion colours.
Why was I neverd told about Kernel Density Estimation?
When you want to see the distribution of a bunch of data-points, like grades, you usually make a histogram. But how do you choose the right bin size? Well, with Kernel Density Estimation, you don’t need to. Throw that histogram out the window!
The Emperors of India: The Mughal/Mogul Empire
Not the Mongol empire, the Mogul Empire. It’s the most epic empire you’ve never heard of, a tale full of romantic figures and it’s incredibly foundational to modern Indian/Pakistani/Bangledeshi culture.
Modeling as a side-job
You can model without being a super-model and Ashton Hong tells you how. Basically, it involves building a portfolio and a lot of human networking.
Cheffing and the Theory of Change
Chefs create recipes from the first principles. One of the ways they do this is by looking at the end product they want and combining the ingredients at hand. This is reminiscent of the Theory of Change put forth by Aaron Schwartz. Here we cover both of these while trying to make an awesome bowl of ramen!
Polyamory: Not for Everyone
The “mono” in the word “monogamy” means having one romantic partner. Similarly, “poly” in the word “polyamory” means multiple romantic partners. It’s a VERY personal choice that many people make that basically boils down to eschewing cultural norms (with all the challenges that implies) in exchange for greater relationship freedom and versatility.
Music Composition Using MuseScore2
You don’t need to be good at playing an instrument to make music. Software can do the heavy lifting for you!
