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== Junior Seminar ==
 
== Junior Seminar ==
  
On Tuesdays 3:20-4:10 we read and discuss literature articles that we find relevant. This year we try to pick democratically.  
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On FRIDAY 2:30:3:20 we learn LaTeX during the first half of the semester and then read, discuss, and write about  literature articles that we find interesting.  
  
Our first paper is discussing the value of multiple a priori hypotheses.  
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A paper worth discussing is a paper by Chamberlain, written in 1890 on the value of multiple a priori hypotheses.  
 
[http://www.whoi.edu/cms/files/chamberlin65sci_72744.pdf Chamberlain, T.C. 1965 (reprinted from 1890) Science 148:754-759]
 
[http://www.whoi.edu/cms/files/chamberlin65sci_72744.pdf Chamberlain, T.C. 1965 (reprinted from 1890) Science 148:754-759]
  
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== Interesting Topics for Future Readings==
 
== Interesting Topics for Future Readings==
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- Look at Overleaf to leanr LaTeX ([[http://overleaf.com Overleaf]), they have a free version that will be plenty powerful for our purpose.
 
- how do we know how similar we are to Neandertals?
 
- how do we know how similar we are to Neandertals?
 
- Bayes' theorem, its influence on modern statistic
 
- Bayes' theorem, its influence on modern statistic

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Junior Seminar

On FRIDAY 2:30:3:20 we learn LaTeX during the first half of the semester and then read, discuss, and write about literature articles that we find interesting.

A paper worth discussing is a paper by Chamberlain, written in 1890 on the value of multiple a priori hypotheses. Chamberlain, T.C. 1965 (reprinted from 1890) Science 148:754-759



Interesting Topics for Future Readings

- Look at Overleaf to leanr LaTeX ([Overleaf), they have a free version that will be plenty powerful for our purpose. - how do we know how similar we are to Neandertals? - Bayes' theorem, its influence on modern statistic