Monthly Archives: March 2014

Some time back I watched an excellent video of Geoff Hinton presenting deep learning at Google, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyzOUbkUf3M, and I decided that I really needed to learn more about this technology. Well, the best way to learn is to do, so I … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2014 by alanw | Leave a comment

The new SAT

Posted on March 6, 2014 by alanw

Last night I was briefly watching the news, and they interviewed Susan Hansen as a “test prep expert” talking about the new SAT.  She made a comment that the 1/4 point penalty for a wrong answer doesn’t reward guessing. Actually, … Continue reading →

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