https://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/08/16/the-attention-economy/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/whats-that-name.jpgWhat's That Name SNL Sketch2020-10-11T03:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/08/09/solid-and-liquid-communities/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ice-cubes-in-water.jpgIce Cubes in Water2019-08-12T05:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/04/12/the-best-vacations-are-for-the-people/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-03-31-15.00.11.jpg2019-03-31 15.00.112019-04-12T15:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/03/22/the-ethics-of-waiting-in-line/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/waiting-in-line.jpgWaiting in Line2019-03-22T14:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/03/08/its-okay-if-they-dont-remember-you/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/smbc-super-efficient-cropped.pngSMBC Super Efficient cropped2019-03-08T09:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/02/15/no-longer-a-student/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mit.jpgMIT2019-03-10T02:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/02/08/ai-aint-magic/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alphastar.pngAlphaStar vs. TLO2019-02-13T03:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/01/25/a-nation-under-judgment/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jeremiah.jpegJeremiah, The Weeping Prophet2019-01-25T05:46:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/01/18/what-insight-data-science-gave-me/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/insight-logo.jpgInsight logo2019-01-18T16:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/01/11/my-goal-for-2019-focus-on-quality-over-quantity/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/twitter-eye.jpgAn illustration picture shows the Twitter logo reflected in the eye of a woman in BerlinAn illustration picture shows the Twitter logo reflected in the eye of a woman in Berlin, November 7, 2013. Twitter Inc priced its initial public offering above its expected range to raise at least $1.8 billion, in a sign of strong investor demand for the most highly anticipated U.S. public float since Facebook Inc. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS) - BM2E9B70TNH012019-01-11T08:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2019/01/04/2018-a-year-of-small-transitions/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/thesis-defense-handshake.jpegThesis defense handshakeDefended my thesis! My committee, from left to right, consisted of Jon Kelner, Philippe Rigollet, and Tamara Broderick.2019-01-04T21:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2018/02/09/google-sheets-kung-fu-ten-tips-for-writing-functionality-quickly/2018-02-25T20:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2018/02/02/why-the-world-always-seems-to-be-getting-worse/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/millennials-time-magazine.jpgMillennials TIME Magazine2018-02-02T22:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2018/01/26/heres-to-the-ones-who-sustain/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/audition-la-la-land.jpgAudition La La Landhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/integration-bee-ashwin-sah.jpgIntegration Bee Ashwin SahGrand Integrator Ashwin Sah finishes up an integral in the finals of the bee.2018-01-27T17:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/10/06/turning-off-the-noise/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/trump-putin-phenomenon.jpgTrump Putin Phenomenon2017-11-20T04:30:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/11/03/how-i-blog/2017-11-03T21:12:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/10/27/dominion-my-favorite-game-for-repeated-play/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nocturne2.jpgNocturnehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ditch-day-stack.jpgDitch Day Stackhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nocturne1.jpgNocturnehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nocturne.jpgNocturnehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new-online-dominion.pngNew Online Dominionhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/isotropic.pngIsotropichttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wharf.jpgWharfhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/island.jpgIslandhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/embargo.jpgEmbargohttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/seaside.jpgSeaside2017-10-27T23:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/02/17/welcome-to-the-golden-age-of-board-games/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/hanamikoji.jpgHanamikojiA completed game of Hanamikoji. Grace wins again!https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/board-game-tower.jpgboard-game-towerhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mysterium-cards.jpgMysterium Dream CardsWhich of these best represents... poison?https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lanterns-board1.jpgLanterns!Playing Lanterns with Dax and Gladia, two Singaporean friends. The board and cards are very colorful!https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/lanterns-board.jpgLanterns Gameplayhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/one-night-werewolf-gameplay.pngOne Night Werewolf GameplayEveryone has a role in front of them, but that role might have been switched during the night! You have to decide who to believe to determine what your identity is, as well as who the werewolves are!https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/red_seven_poker_best_count.jpgHands in Red Seven Pokerhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/monopoly-deal.jpgMonopoly Deal GameplayMonopoly Deal does away with the game board and roll-and-move mechanic, but keeps the core components of property ownership and charging others rent.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/codenames.jpgCodenameshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ticket-to-ride-map.jpgTicket to Ride US/Canada Map2017-10-27T00:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/05/12/stop-ignoring-impact-multipliers/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/navegador-box.jpgNavegador Boxhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/navegador-scoring.jpgNavegador Scoring2017-10-27T00:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/10/20/where-do-your-review-cycles-run/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/remember-the-milk-logo.pngRemember the Milk Logo2017-10-20T21:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/10/13/ten-new-games-for-long-car-rides/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/baroque-obama.jpgBaroque Obamahttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/tldr-wikipedia-sweatpants.jpgTL;DR Wikipedia Sweatpantshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/adventure-google-image-search.pngAdventure Google Image SearchWhat did I search for here? Scroll over for the answer.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thisiswhyimbroke-cat-face-massager.jpgThisIsWhyImBroke Cat Face MassagerHow much do you think this Cat Face Massager costs? Its description says: "Keep Mr. Whiskers purring all the day long by getting him this feline face massager. The ergonomic base is outfitted with a board cushion, massage ridges, an anti-skid ring, a catnip container, and a multi-purpose massager that’ll leave your cat in ecstasy."https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/thisiswhyimbroke-cat-face-massager.pngThisIsWhyImBroke Cat Face Massagerhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cows-my-cows.jpgCows My Cowshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new-punch-buggy.jpgNew Punch Buggyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new-mini-cooper.jpgNew Mini Cooperhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mini-cooper.jpgMini Cooper"Green Poke Cooper, no poke back."https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/punch-buggy.jpgPunch BuggyRed Punch Buggy, no punch back!2017-10-13T18:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/09/29/what-hangups-do-you-have-with-christianity/2017-11-02T15:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/09/22/farewell-to-summer/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dominion-online.pngDominion Online2017-09-22T21:47:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/09/15/five-more-things-millennials-need-to-kill/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/overstuffed-mailbox.jpgOverstuffed Mailboxhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/crowded-great-wall.jpgCrowded Great Wallhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/car-dealership.jpgCar Dealershiphttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/living-room-with-tv.jpgLiving Room with TVThis picture also neatly captures another bad idea for a living room centerpiece: giant brussel sprouts.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/commuting-map.jpgCommuting MapLook at all that long distance commuting!2017-09-15T20:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/09/08/disillusionment-with-authority-is-the-coming-of-age-story-of-our-time/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/kesha-praying-tvs.pngKesha Praying TVs2017-09-08T21:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/08/18/what-did-jesus-say-about-ethnocentrism/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/clergy-counter-protesting.jpgClergy Counter Protesting2017-09-22T23:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/08/25/what-happened-to-the-dream/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/maybe-im-not-good-enough.jpgMaybe I'm Not Good Enoughhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/la-la-land-winter.jpgLa La Land WinterThe palm tree is part of the joke.2017-09-01T21:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/09/01/five-years-at-city-on-a-hill-church/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/coah-logo.pngCoaH Logo2017-09-01T21:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/08/11/make-academia-less-solitary/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sophomore-year-room.jpgSophomore Year RoomWorking on my laptop in my sophomore year room, with my roommate, Chris White on the left, and neighbor, Chris Bilinski, in the front. The card table made our room a great place for others to come and work together on homework.2017-08-11T21:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/07/07/your-utility-function-does-not-compute/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bake-sale-babylon-bee.pngBake Sale Babylon Bee2017-08-05T12:59:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/08/04/misconceptions-of-math-grad-school/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/math-research.jpgMath Research2017-08-08T18:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/07/21/truth-telling-under-uncertainty/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sermon-on-the-mount.jpgSermon on the Mounthttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/abnormal-and-important1.pngAbnormal and ImportantSourcehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/abnormal-and-important.pngAbnormal and ImportantSourcehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/political-involvement.jpgPolitical InvolvementSourcehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/election-predictions.pngElection PredictionsSource: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/upshot/presidential-polls-forecast.html?_r=0#other-forecasts2017-08-04T21:06:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/07/28/whats-in-our-board-game-collection/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sgp-large.jpgSGP Largehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tsuro.jpgTsurohttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-resistance.jpgThe Resistancehttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sushi-go-party.jpgSushi Go Partyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/spot-it.jpgSpot Ithttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/say-anything.jpgSay Anythinghttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/red-seven.pngRed Sevenhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/one-night-werewolf.jpgOne Night Werewolfhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/navegador.jpgNavegadorhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mysterium.jpgMysterium2017-08-03T04:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/07/14/why-i-care-that-see-you-again/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/see-you-again.jpgSee You Againhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/starboy-views-collapse.pngStarboy Views CollapseI had thought it would be joining the top 20 some day, but at this rate it isn't even keeping up with the top 50.2017-07-14T22:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/06/30/what-if-we-actually-valued-everyone-equally/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/traffic-jam.jpgTraffic Jam2017-06-30T21:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/05/26/the-highest-form-of-flattery/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stop-trump-graffiti.jpgStop Trump GraffitiSeen in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/always-two-there-are.jpgAlways Two There Are"Always two there are. No more, no less."https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/darth-sidious-and-darth-maul-meeting-in-coruscant.pngDarth Sidious and Darth Maul Meeting in Coruscant"Use the colors of red and primarily blue -- that's how people will know your politics. But most importantly, make your viewers feel like they learned something difficult, even if your main intention is to get them enraged."https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/news-polarization.pngNews Polarization2017-06-23T21:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/06/16/cherish-thick-communities/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coah-cg-friends-in-la.jpgCoaH CG Friends in LAFrom left to right, top to bottom: Sam Schreiner, Caleb Schreiner, Christiana Jedamski, Jordan Conway, Becca Schreiner, Matt Conway, Devon Jedamski.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/calvin-and-hobbes-at-the-beach.jpgCalvin and Hobbes stack at the BeachMost of the seniors, alums, and students on the Calvin and Hobbes stack at the beach at the end of the day.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/la-traffic.jpgLA TrafficLA traffic, courtesy of Brynan Qiu, who was riding behind me in the car I was driving.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ditch-day-puzzle.jpgDitch Day PuzzleSome of the students on the "stack" that I helped out on trying to decode a series of Escape Room-style puzzles.2017-06-23T21:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/06/23/what-happened-to-the-promise-of-the-internet/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/climate-change-belief-trend.pngClimate Change Belief Trendhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/technology-adoption.pngTechnology Adoption2017-06-23T20:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/06/09/hows-married-life/2017-06-26T03:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/06/02/the-virtues-of-living-in-a-small-apartment/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/salvager.jpgSalvagerhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/apartment-layout-on-illustrator.jpgApartment Layout on IllustratorGrace thought this level of effort was funny, so she took a picture of me messing around with Illustrator on her computer.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/chapel.jpgChapelAnd people wonder why religious conservatives support Trump...https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wall.jpgWall2017-06-02T21:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/05/19/like-magic-five-google-spreadsheet-hacks-to-save-you-time-and-money/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/publishing-tabs.pngPublishing TabsEach of those tabs were sorted by our different friend groups so they could easily find each other.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/softball-positions-females.pngSoftball Positions FemalesYou'll notice some overlaps between this table and the previous one, of course.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/softball-positions.pngSoftball PositionsDon't worry -- this is only part of our team.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/time-audit-snapshot.pngTime Audit SnapshotMy morning "routine" as of March of this year. I've since shifted my schedule earlier. Review is my Chinese studying, Papers is checking the arXiv for new releases, and CoaH is my church.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/conditional-formatting-custom-formula.pngConditional Formatting Custom FormulaMy two-week projections for YouTube view counts in places 16-23 overall. If the video directly below one is going to pass it, then I shade it red, and if it's going to pass the one above it, I shade it green. There's only one problem with this: When videos like Despacito (currently #26) appear poised to jump all the way to #19.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/conditional-formatting-color-scales.pngConditional Formatting Color ScalesIf it isn't clear, I've copied part of columns F, G, and H. And no, I don't have 1000 references; that's just the default size of the spreadsheet.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/conditional-formatting-menu.pngConditional Formatting MenuThis one is pretty simple, since I'm using those default colors.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/attendance-with-conditional-formatting.pngAttendance with Conditional FormattingYou can tell some features from the first image, but they're much clearer in color.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/attendance-without-conditional-formatting.pngAttendance without Conditional FormattingWe were ordering pizza, so the different letters stood for what kind of pizza, if any, they wanted.2020-10-22T01:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/05/05/the-hard-problem-of-teaching/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art-benjamin-ted-talk.pngArt Benjamin TED Talk2019-12-11T03:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/04/28/kasichs-two-paths-reviewed/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kasich-two-paths.jpgKasich Two Pathshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/kasich-book-signing.jpgKasich Book SigningWe also got to chat with him briefly, although I still haven't figured out how to get past the "Wow, you're so smart!" look from saying we're both MIT grad students.2017-04-28T21:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/about/2017-04-22T02:54:41+00:00weekly0.6https://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/04/21/what-if-we-actually-believed-that-life-begins-at-conception/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yougov-when-does-life-begin.pngYouGov When Does Life Beginhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/contraception-effectiveness.pngContraception Effectivenesshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/life-expectancy-from-conception.pngLife Expectancy from Conception2017-04-22T21:02:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/03/24/why-i-didnt-do-research-in-your-area/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/why-shouldnt-i-work-for-the-nsa.jpgWhy Shouldn't I Work for the NSA2017-04-21T21:11:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/04/14/crucify-him/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lock-her-up-crowd.jpgLock Her Up Crowdhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tim-hunt-rcp.pngTim Hunt RCPSource: Real Clear Politicshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tim-hunt-nyt.pngTim Hunt NYTSource: New York Timeshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tim-hunt-fb-comment.pngTim Hunt FB Comment2017-04-21T21:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/04/07/why-i-got-into-cooking/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chicken-tikka-masala.jpgChicken Tikka Masalahttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pad-see-ew.jpgPad See EwAnother early version of pad see ew, before we added carrots and switched to larger noodles.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pad-thai.jpgPad ThaiOne of our early iterations of pad thai, before we realized that honey roasted peanuts made it even tastier.2017-04-07T06:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/03/31/what-should-i-wear-today/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wsiw-forecast-cropped.pngWSIW Forecast Croppedhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wsiw-forecast.pngWSIW Forecasthttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wsiw-current.pngWSIW Current2017-04-17T08:36:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/03/17/what-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-got-to-grad-school/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/math-department.jpgMath Department2017-03-18T13:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/2017/03/10/designing-great-competitions/https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/double-elimination-bracket.gifDouble Elimination Brackethttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/student-results-table.pngStudent Results TableOf course I use conditional formatting, why would you think otherwise?https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/team-assignments1.pngTeam AssignmentsThe output of my algorithm last week. The first three printed lines are intermediate results of the computation (essentially a progress bar). As you can see, the final result on the first initialization was the best; while it had a slightly higher variance than the second one, its diversity score was much better.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/team-assignments.pngTeam Assignmentshttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bibd.pngBIBDEach column corresponds to an integral, offered to four of the 16 students, labeled with 0-9 and a-f. Naturally, I rearranged the order so that player 0 didn't just get the first five integrals.https://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/science-bowl-president-bush.jpgScience Bowl President Bushhttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/where-is-claremont.jpgWhere Is Claremonthttps://thechristianrationalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/blb-standings.pngBlue Lobster Bowl 2017 StandingsMy presentation of the standings after the Round Robin portion of the 2017 Blue Lobster Bowl. 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