Found Lewis’ @theBigShort (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short) v. helpful in understanding the financial plumbing of the ’08 meltdown, eg CDO,CDS,MBS..
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The Big Short – Wikipedia
July 22, 2017Network Analysis: 60-second animation shows how divided Congress has become over the last 60 years
June 9, 2017#Network Analysis [highlighting #modularity change]: Animation shows how divided Congress has become over…60 yrs https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=tEczkhfLwqM
Watch a Mortified Demolition Crew Accidentally Tear Down the Wrong Building
May 28, 2017Lucky this didn’t happen @Yale
(https://twitter.com/markgerstein/status/868992565131046912) A Crew Accidentally Tears Down the Building Next Door
http://GizModo.com/watch-a-mortified-demolition-crew-accidentally-tear-dow-1795462647
Time-lapse video of the demolition of the Gibbs Building
May 28, 2017Big changes right next store, on Science Hill @Yale
https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=hbMwpS7JKSQ #Timelapse video of the demolition of the Gibbs Building
Aaron Koblin – Flight Patterns
May 27, 2017http://www.aaronkoblin.com/work/flightpatterns/
neat to see E coast go to sleep & wake with red-eyes at 6 am
The weather of Grand Canyon, in a spectacular timelapse (VIDEO).
May 26, 2017The weather of the #GrandCanyon, in a spectacular #timelapse video
http://www.slate.com/articles/video/video/2017/05/the_weather_of_grand_canyon_in_a_spectacular_timelapse_video.html Cloud formation & winds evident
ASTOUNDING: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + … = -1/12 – YouTube
April 15, 20171+2+3+4+5+…=-1/12 https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=w-I6XTVZXww Amazing #proof based on adding up various infinite series, exploiting fact that 1-1+1-1+…=1/2
The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) – IMDb
January 28, 2017chariots of fire & Downton Abbey in roughly same period
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0787524/
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The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.
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