Random links
- Scientist Finds PageRank-Type Algorithm from the 1940s
- "Google’s PageRank algorithm was developed in 1998. But a project to trace the history of such algorithms reveals an example from the 1940s."
- Boy, you've done well! A level gender divide is getting WIDER as girls fall further behind their male rivals in race for A* grades
- "Overall, girls still managed to outperform boys in all subjects except maths, chemistry, Spanish, French and German." Generally intelligence testing tests to show higher variance amongst men as I previously noted, though it's unclear that such differences will persist. Interesting that while boys on average seem to be doing poorly in school that the percentage of boys achieving the highest scores (on British exams) is increasing and surpassing the percentage of girls achieving the same.
- The Fluctuating Female Vote: Politics, Religion, and the Ovulatory Cycle
- From the abstract: "In two studies with large and diverse samples, ovulation had drastically different effects on single women and women in committed relationships. Ovulation led single women to become more liberal, less religious, and more likely to vote for Barack Obama. In contrast, ovulation led women in committed relationships to become more conservative, more religious, and more likely to vote for Mitt Romney. In addition, ovulation-induced changes in political orientation mediated women’s voting behavior."
- Widow who lost $280k home over $6 gets hearing
- "A western Pennsylvania woman whose $280,000 home was sold at auction over $6.30 in unpaid interest won a court decision Monday allowing her a fresh opportunity to argue she should not lose her home."