Computer Science/Programming

• The Unix-Haters Handbook (1994)
• 25 years of coding, and I’m just beginning
• Update to d3’s selection.join
• Making sense of principal component analysis, eigenvectors & eigenvalues - Cross Validated
• Why isn’t the internet more fun and weird?
• The Route of a Text Message
• Simple Made Easy

Psychology/Rationality/Cognition

• The evolution of creativity
• Explainers Shoot High. Aim Low!
• Expecting Short Inferential Distances

Evolution/Genetics/Bioinformatics

• Identification of Transcription Factor Binding Sites using ATAC-seq
• No One Is Prepared for Hagfish Slime
• ATAC-Seq analysis reveals a widespread decrease of chromatin accessibility in age-related macular degeneration
• Genome-wide footprinting: ready for prime time?

Miscellaneous

• Proper Breathing Brings Better Health - Scientific American
• The Web We Have to Save

Books

Started but Discontinued

• Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant

  Why do popular and apparently smart authors continue to fall for confirmation bias and survivorship bias? I understand that they have to create a positive story but that doesn’t have to be at the expense of creating frustrating simplistic narratives. This review nicely captures many of my thoughts.

• The Theory That Changed Everything: “on the Origin of Species” as a Work in Progress by Philip Lieberman

  Bunch of ramblings without a coherent narrative. Some interesting ideas here and there but not worth reading if you are interested in learning about Darwin and/or Evolution.

Currently reading

• Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics by Yochai Benkler
• The Problem with Software: Why Smart Engineers Write Bad Code by Adam Barr
• Burn Math Class: And Reinvent Mathematics for Yourself by Jason Wilkes