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Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?

Colin Morris

A fascinating visual essay that utilizes the Lempel-Ziv algorithm (which powers GIFs, PNGs, and most archive formats) to analyze if pop songs are becoming more repetitive.

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Deep Learning ideas that have stood the test of time

Denny Britz

An overview of deep learning breakthroughs that have demonstrated their value over time, from AlexNet in 2012 to GPT-3 in 2020.

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Song Lyrics Across the United States

Julia Silge

An analysis of the frequency of US state names in song lyrics of Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 from 1958 to 2015.

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