Tag: mean

What does Pride mean to you in 2023?

As I walked through Civic Center on Saturday, a cacophony of rainbows filled the plaza, with people dressed to the nines — and some not at all. Sparkling jackets and Pride flags were typical accessories, and quite a few attendees carried massive rainbow-flushed butterfly wings, spreading their...

The Golden Mean

Ihave, in the previous articles, dealt with the existentialist approach to living freely and authentically, and furthermore touched upon the miscorrelation between authentic living and modern-life’s consumption patterns. In this article, I will dive into what ethical consumption might ...

Energy Healing: What Does All The Jargon Mean?

It’s the prime time of summer, and if you believe what you see on social media, everyone is outside, living their best life without a care in the world. My life, while I love it, is more up/down/sideways than a steady stream of blissed-out perfection. My guess is you’re over there saying...

Chapter Twenty-Four | What These Ithakas Mean

PART SIX | MOTHER OF PEARL AND CORAL (Chapter 24) Ch. 24 | “Iaorana,” smiled the daughter of the family that would host me at their hostel on Tahiti, stepping forward as I exited the terminal to drape a tiaré (gardenia) lei around my shoulders. This multi...

What Does Curvature Mean? Setting the Scene for General Relativity

General Relativity requires perhaps the most technical background of any field in physics before one can really begin to follow what’s going on. The mathematical technology needed to understand the geometry can seem formidable and burdensome. “Curved Spacetime” is a concept that...

Mean or median? Choose based on the decision, not the distribution

When I interview data science applicants, one of my favorite questions is, “When is it better to use the mean instead of a median?” Not only does this question help me assess a candidate’s statistical foundation, but it also gives me a glimpse into how they approach problems. Do...

5 Makeup Products That Remind Us of Mean Girls

Though released in 2004, the impact of Mean Girls is still one we can feel up to this day — a whopping 18 years later. With unforgettable quotes ingrained in our brains (especially every October 3rd), a slew of iconic scenes that have earned this film plenty of memes we still chuckle...