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  • Foldit Scripting

    Foldit is a protein folding computer game developed by university scientists that allows players to contribute to cutting-edge scientific research on human health, bioengineering, and biology. It is free to play and not-for-profit. Every week, Foldit scientists post new puzzles focused on the latest problems in protein folding, and discoveries made in the game are…

  • Computers and Visual Art

    A few months ago, Code Golf posted a challenge to users to submit programs that created 256×128 pixel images that used each 15-bit color exactly once. Inspired by the now-accepted answer, I decided to implement my own extended version in Python. Here’s a 4096×4096 image that I created that uses every 24-bit color exactly once. If you want…

  • Explaining Bayes’ Theorem on Cross Validated

    Have you ever wanted to know how to calculate the probability that a safe first night in the mafia/werewolf party game was due to a lucky guess by the guardian angel? Have no idea what I’m talking about? Well, you might need to follow the link to understand what I’m talking about, but at least one…

  • Artificial Creativity

    Imagine bringing Antonio Vivaldi back to life from his long lost Viennese grave to write a new violin concerto—just to perk you up while you work. Or maybe, having already listened to every Chopin, Bach, and Mahler piece there is, you would give anything to get your fix of just one more new sonata. Well,…