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They do not take into account the mass introduction of environmental contaminants following the 1880s Industrial Revolution.

https://www.toytalk.com/hellobarbie/privacy/ Search for 'research' or 'data analysis'. At a bare minimum, Mattel now has a 'focus group' of every child they have successfully sold …

UPDATED: So this little article has travelled pretty far! There were a lot of good tips, comments and insights into the origin of [x] but none as good as this email that I received…

I strongly believe that work is not a job.* Work is what you do in your life every day to create value for yourself and for the people you care about. Your work should make you hap…

Thanks! HN search ahoy!

This is helpful, thanks. I'm looking for a guide to A/B Testing, and other related tests for Web Analytics. Any advice?

I suspect this is to counteract the search algorithm problem Google was having earlier that equated "gayest" to "worst": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/google-search-algo…

Exactly! Just marriage. I've noticed that this is happening in Canada already, albeit slowly. Like in this article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/brides-re...

I want to emphasize this. Always use appropriate safety equipment when exploring old buildings. Steel-toed boots are also a very good idea, in addition to a respirator. http://en.w…

If a graphic designer/data-driven/infographic designer made this pretty I'd buy one for my cube wall...

Selective enforcement has got to go. It's an infringement on all of our rights as human beings. Get rid of selective enforcement, and you get rid of ridiculous laws?

I should probably add I'm in favour of full and open access to all data. For CIA Directors and Fishmongers alike. There should be no secrets. This half-assed 'privacy for the power…

Privacy is an illusion, and a dangerous one. It allows dishonest people to appear honest, and further perpetuates the lie of 'normal'. It closes minds and turns us against other pe…

Yeah, I'm a member of a hackerspace which is almost entirely made up of PhD's, engineers, security specialists, artists, creatives, inventors and innovators and almost all of what …

Hmm. I was under the impression that burning garbage is different in that you are burning carbon that is already in play in the carbon cycle system - unlike burning coal, which wit…

I know exactly the kind of mindset it takes to do 'experiments' like this: Clever, mischievous, inquisitive, questioning, maybe even a little defiant but not malicious. Never malic…

Learn from other people, let people learn from you. A great way to cultivate a more fulsome understanding of a topic is to try to describe it to others, to share your understanding…

By selecting the right candidates for the right traits (traits previously unquantifiable and untenable before Big Data techniques) these companies might eventually, in the long ter…

I love Codecademy, like, as an addict, but it doesn't teach anyone how to make anything. This could probably be seen as a serious problem, but not a problem with Codecademy, more o…

MOOCs combine the INCREDIBLE FREEDOM (and efficacy) of self-directed learning with the benefit of access to discipline-leading educators, scaleable web-based interactivity, and act…