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"2014-01-07T03:21:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906863a87a", "title": "Top 25 most murderous directors of all time", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2014/01/05/top-25-most-murderous-directors-of-all-time/", "published_at": "2014-01-05T20:22:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19068bb4406", "title": "Has violence been vanquished? Not in the film industry", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2014/01/04/has-violence-been-vanquished-not-in-the-film-industry-2/", "published_at": "2014-01-04T22:36:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19069065971", "title": "Top 25 most violence packed films of all time", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/12/31/most-violence-packed-films/", "published_at": "2014-01-01T06:05:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19069bf0ba6", "title": "Violence has been on the rise in the film industry", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/12/31/violence-has-been-on-the-rise-in-the-film-industry/", "published_at": "2014-01-01T02:24:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906a384cb7", "title": "Top 25 deadliest actors of all time by on-screen kills in movies", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-actors-of-all-time-by-on-screen-kills-in-movies/", "published_at": "2014-01-01T01:32:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906ad5869c", "title": "Top 25 deadliest films of all time by on-screen death counts", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/12/31/deadliest-films-of-all-time-by-on-screen-death-counts/", "published_at": "2014-01-01T01:05:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906af963bf", "title": "Political polarization of the U.S. Senate: Is the data fooling us?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/12/21/political-polarization-of-the-senate-is-the-data-fooling-us/", "published_at": "2013-12-21T09:38:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906b2e291b", "title": "Sharing your passion for science with the world through reddit: Interview with Unidan", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/14/sharing-your-passion-for-science-with-the-world-through-reddit-interview-with-unidan/", "published_at": "2013-11-15T04:17:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906b35f967", "title": "The curious case of the closed access data set in the open access journal", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/13/the-curious-case-of-the-closed-access-data-set-in-the-open-access-journal/", "published_at": "2013-11-14T05:12:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906c0cd6a3", "title": "Answering people's pressing science questions on reddit: Interview with Tobias Landberg", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/12/answering-peoples-pressing-science-questions-on-reddit-interview-with-tobias-landberg/", "published_at": "2013-11-12T23:08:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906cbae341", "title": "Discussing evolution on reddit: Interview with Bjørn Østman", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/11/discussing-evolution-on-reddit-interview-with-bjorn-ostman/", "published_at": "2013-11-12T02:15:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906ceb313c", "title": "Which social media platform offers the biggest bang for the buck for science outreach to the public?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/03/which-social-media-platform-offers-the-biggest-bang-for-the-buck-for-science-outreach-to-the-public/", "published_at": "2013-11-04T00:10:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906dcc571b", "title": "Sagemath Cloud makes collaborating with IPython Notebooks easier than ever", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/11/02/sagemath-cloud-makes-collaborating-with-ipython-notebooks-easier-than-ever/", "published_at": "2013-11-02T20:02:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906e5ebaea", "title": "Evolving ecosystems can change more than previously thought", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/07/31/evolving-ecosystems-can-change-more-than-previously-thought/", "published_at": "2013-07-31T15:12:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906f4ea3d7", "title": "Evolution isn't over until you click stop", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/07/21/evolution-isnt-over-until-you-click-stop/", "published_at": "2013-07-21T23:00:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1906f5d3372", "title": "A short guide to using statistics in Evolutionary Computation", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/07/20/a-short-guide-to-using-statistics-in-evolutionary-computation/", "published_at": "2013-07-20T23:50:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c1907044b7ea", "title": "Evolved artificial intelligence can play video games better than humans", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/06/09/evolved-artificial-intelligence-can-play-video-games-better-than-humans/", "published_at": "2013-06-10T02:14:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19070eafa6b", "title": "Bigger groups make better decisions", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/05/18/bigger-groups-make-better-decisions/", "published_at": "2013-05-18T14:00:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190714dcbc1", "title": "How and why do animals evolve grouping behavior?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/04/24/how-and-why-do-animals-evolve-grouping-behavior/", "published_at": "2013-04-24T19:42:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190721b3cf7", "title": "Is the Open Science movement prone to call-outs, and is that a good thing?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/30/is-the-open-science-movement-prone-to-call-outs-and-is-that-a-good-thing/", "published_at": "2013-03-30T19:23:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19072aca692", "title": "Could the reddit model replace the current scientific publication system?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/23/could-the-reddit-model-replace-the-current-scientific-publication-system/", "published_at": "2013-03-24T05:00:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190734f1d47", "title": "A data-driven guide to creating successful Reddit posts", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/15/a-data-driven-guide-to-creating-successful-reddit-posts/", "published_at": "2013-03-15T15:00:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19073ba45fa", "title": "Retracing the evolution of Reddit through post data", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/12/retracing-the-evolution-of-reddit-through-post-data/", "published_at": "2013-03-12T16:52:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190748ee521", "title": "Why I love open source, and wish science worked this way", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/02/why-i-love-open-source-and-wish-science-worked-this-way/", "published_at": "2013-03-02T19:47:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190750d51a4", "title": "Fun with the Python Reddit API Wrapper and word clouds", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/03/01/fun-with-the-python-reddit-api-wrapper-and-word-clouds/", "published_at": "2013-03-02T07:51:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c190753178bc", "title": "How do you maximize the Tweetability of your presentations?", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/02/16/how-do-you-maximize-the-tweetability-of-your-presentations/", "published_at": "2013-02-17T00:58:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a087cf-8d45-707d-8c54-c19075ab72eb", "title": "IPython Notebook workshop report: still plagued by installation issues", "url": "https://www.randalolson.com/2013/01/24/ipython-notebook-workshop-report-still-plagued-by-installation-issues/", "published_at": "2013-01-25T03:51:59+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2015

Computing the optimal road trip across the U.S.original ↗

9 Mar 2015

Top 25 richest living comedians original ↗

5 Mar 2015

Revisiting the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon original ↗

5 Mar 2015

Design critique: Putting Big Pharma spending in perspective original ↗

2 Mar 2015

Here's Waldo: Computing the optimal search strategy for finding Waldo original ↗

3 Feb 2015

Python usage survey 2014 original ↗

31 Jan 2015

The Shrinking Battleground: Every 4 years, fewer states determine the outcome of the Presidential election original ↗

13 Jan 2015

A data-driven guide to creating successful reddit posts, redux original ↗

12 Jan 2015

Over half of all reddit posts go completely ignored original ↗

11 Jan 2015

2014

The biggest box office booms and busts since 1982 original ↗

30 Dec 2014

Does a bigger film production budget result in more ticket sales?original ↗

30 Dec 2014

Top 10 grossing film studios in the U.S. (1982-2014)original ↗

30 Dec 2014

Top 25 most gender-neutral names in the U.S.original ↗

6 Dec 2014

What caused the upsurge of unique American baby names in the 1970s?original ↗

6 Dec 2014

The most-viewed YouTube videos original ↗

4 Dec 2014

Is reddit experiencing "upvote inflation"?original ↗

27 Nov 2014

MMORPG Popularity, 1998-2013 original ↗

12 Nov 2014

Do women on OkCupid follow the Standard Creepiness Rule?original ↗

9 Nov 2014

What makes for a stable marriage? Part 2 original ↗

7 Nov 2014

Where Democrats and Republicans want their tax dollars spent original ↗

6 Nov 2014

The evolution of chess openings and why GIFs make for bad data visualizations original ↗

3 Nov 2014

The reigns and deaths of the Roman Emperors original ↗

29 Oct 2014

The age divide in where Americans want their tax dollars spent original ↗

28 Oct 2014

The reddit world map original ↗

27 Oct 2014

The ebb and flow of movies redux original ↗

27 Oct 2014

Is 2014 the most unpredictable year of college football?original ↗

22 Oct 2014

Who's responsible for gas prices at the pump?original ↗

17 Oct 2014

What makes for a stable marriage?original ↗

11 Oct 2014

The most upvoted post on reddit every day original ↗

28 Sept 2014

Do men on OkCupid follow the Standard Creepiness Rule?original ↗

16 Sept 2014

Who are the climate change deniers?original ↗

14 Sept 2014

Clash of Clans Troop Efficiency original ↗

9 Sept 2014

Where the U.S. gets its oil from original ↗

28 Aug 2014

The myth of the smarter Atheist original ↗

25 Aug 2014

The best and worst times to have your case reviewed by a judge original ↗

24 Aug 2014

How to make beautiful data visualizations in Python with matplotlib original ↗

28 Jun 2014

Average IQ of students by college major and gender ratio original ↗

26 Jun 2014

Why the Dutch are so tall original ↗

23 Jun 2014

We can only forecast the weather a few days into the future original ↗

22 Jun 2014

Accuracy of three major weather forecasting services original ↗

21 Jun 2014

Dolla dolla bill y'all: Relative volume and value of U.S. currency in circulation by bill denomination original ↗

20 Jun 2014

Percentage of Bachelor's degrees conferred to women, by major (1970-2012)original ↗

15 Jun 2014

Football referees are unfair when awarding penalty kicks original ↗

14 Jun 2014

College degrees awarded per capita in the U.S.A.original ↗

12 Jun 2014

The key to Magnus Carlsen's success as a chess grandmaster original ↗

7 Jun 2014

Fastest growing and declining surnames in the U.S.original ↗

31 May 2014

Celebrating 2 years of research blogging by analyzing my blog original ↗

28 May 2014

A data-driven exploration of the evolution of chess: Moves, captures, and checkmates original ↗

27 May 2014

A data-driven exploration of the evolution of chess: Popularity of openings over time original ↗

26 May 2014

A data-driven exploration of the evolution of chess: Game lengths and outcomes original ↗

24 May 2014

Chess tournament games and Elo ratings original ↗

24 May 2014

Programming Language Breakdown for the HealthCare.gov Website original ↗

22 May 2014

Skyrocketing student enrollment is partly to blame for rising college costs original ↗

21 May 2014

Virality trends in reddit's default subreddits original ↗

16 May 2014

Rising and falling subreddits according to virality trends original ↗

16 May 2014

Virality trends in niche subreddits original ↗

16 May 2014

Popular subreddits have predictable cycles of virality original ↗

16 May 2014

U.S. Racial Diversity by County original ↗

29 Apr 2014

If every U.S. state had a surname for bastards, like Game of Thrones, what would each state's name be?original ↗

27 Apr 2014

Visualizing evolution in action: Dynamic fitness landscapes original ↗

18 Apr 2014

Visualizing evolution in action: Density-dependence and sympatric speciation original ↗

18 Apr 2014

Visualizing evolution in action: Survival of the flattest original ↗

18 Apr 2014

It's impossible to work your way through college nowadays, revisited with national data original ↗

30 Mar 2014

It's impossible to work your way through college nowadays original ↗

22 Mar 2014

The window of virality on Reddit original ↗

22 Mar 2014

The cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan original ↗

11 Mar 2014

Harnessing Hashtagify.me and social network analysis to maximize your brand's reach on Twitter original ↗

6 Mar 2014

A Song of Ice and Fire by the numbers: Chapter titles original ↗

13 Feb 2014

Movies aren't actually much longer than they used to be original ↗

26 Jan 2014

A tech-focused guide to increasing your influence on Twitter original ↗

24 Jan 2014

More lies and bad analyses by Shareaholic are misleading the public original ↗

14 Jan 2014

A look at sex, drugs, violence, and cursing in film over time through MPAA ratings original ↗

12 Jan 2014

3 easy steps to avoid deceitful data visualizations original ↗

7 Jan 2014

Top 25 most murderous directors of all time original ↗

5 Jan 2014

Has violence been vanquished? Not in the film industry original ↗

4 Jan 2014

Top 25 most violence packed films of all time original ↗

1 Jan 2014

Violence has been on the rise in the film industry original ↗

1 Jan 2014

Top 25 deadliest actors of all time by on-screen kills in movies original ↗

1 Jan 2014

Top 25 deadliest films of all time by on-screen death counts original ↗

1 Jan 2014

2013

Political polarization of the U.S. Senate: Is the data fooling us?original ↗

21 Dec 2013

Sharing your passion for science with the world through reddit: Interview with Unidan original ↗

15 Nov 2013

The curious case of the closed access data set in the open access journal original ↗

14 Nov 2013

Answering people's pressing science questions on reddit: Interview with Tobias Landberg original ↗

12 Nov 2013

Discussing evolution on reddit: Interview with Bjørn Østman original ↗

12 Nov 2013

Which social media platform offers the biggest bang for the buck for science outreach to the public?original ↗

4 Nov 2013

Sagemath Cloud makes collaborating with IPython Notebooks easier than ever original ↗

2 Nov 2013

Evolving ecosystems can change more than previously thought original ↗

31 Jul 2013

Evolution isn't over until you click stop original ↗

21 Jul 2013

A short guide to using statistics in Evolutionary Computation original ↗

20 Jul 2013

Evolved artificial intelligence can play video games better than humans original ↗

10 Jun 2013

Bigger groups make better decisions original ↗

18 May 2013

How and why do animals evolve grouping behavior?original ↗

24 Apr 2013

Is the Open Science movement prone to call-outs, and is that a good thing?original ↗

30 Mar 2013

Could the reddit model replace the current scientific publication system?original ↗

24 Mar 2013

A data-driven guide to creating successful Reddit posts original ↗

15 Mar 2013

Retracing the evolution of Reddit through post data original ↗

12 Mar 2013

Why I love open source, and wish science worked this way original ↗

2 Mar 2013

Fun with the Python Reddit API Wrapper and word clouds original ↗

2 Mar 2013

How do you maximize the Tweetability of your presentations?original ↗

17 Feb 2013

IPython Notebook workshop report: still plagued by installation issues original ↗

25 Jan 2013