Some goals in life

I think the following are all attainable and reasonable:

• Finish Ph.D. this year
• Heal myself from damage endured during grad school
• Write a book
• Be a guest on Daily Show (not Colbert, he’ll kick my butt)
• Receive MacArthur fellowship
• Give a TED talk
• Since time is short for a Fields medal, I will settle for a Nobel Prize
• Pay off school loans
• Get decent health insurance

I’m not sure about the last two, but I can dream right?

Math, stats, and racism

How data from the last election can be used to predict racism. Predicting is good because then you have a better understanding of the problem…