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Open letter to journal editors: dynamite plots must die

Rafael Irizarry

A critique of dynamite plots and suggestions for better alternatives.

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Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half

David Robinson

An analysis of tweets from Donald Trump and his staff during the 2016 US Election campaign.

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How I Beat the Berlin Rental Market With a Python Script

Gianluca Segato

Leveraging web scraping and predictive models to find a good apartment to rent in Berlin.

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