Your cousin’s friend has a buddy whose sister has a colleague whose mom’s nephew knows the First Lady, but only knows her and never met the President. How many degrees of separation (of any direct or indirect kind) are there between you (!) and the President based on the arising network? (be careful when thinking about the solution!)
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An online dating service contracts a new consultant. His fir…
An online dating service contracts a new consultant. His first recommendation for search engine optimization is to prioritize the matching of people with similar attributes, including music and sports preferences, race, and level of education, among others. He calls this concept “magic secret matching sauce”. You know it the proper name of this concept is:
Which philosophy of punishment advocates severely punishing…
Which philosophy of punishment advocates severely punishing an offender in an attempt to convince him to permanently cease committing criminal acts?
The law of Bergonie and Tribondeau states that cells are mor…
The law of Bergonie and Tribondeau states that cells are more radiosensitive if they are: 1. highly mitotic. 2. undifferentiated. 3. mature cells
What is the difference between “content-based filtering” and…
What is the difference between “content-based filtering” and “collaborative filtering” for ML recommender systems?
What are so-called “filter bubbles”?
What are so-called “filter bubbles”?
Even if only a small subset of people is connected, the digi…
Even if only a small subset of people is connected, the digital footprint is naturally representative, because it doesn’t sample.
How does the radiographer’s use of time affect patient expos…
How does the radiographer’s use of time affect patient exposure?
Who heads the U.S. Department of Justice?
Who heads the U.S. Department of Justice?
In May 1997, IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue won a series of…
In May 1997, IBM’s chess computer Deep Blue won a series of six matches against the chess Grandmaster and World Champion Garry Kasparov. Years after the historic series of games, Kasparov came to the following conclusion about the race of men and machines.