Weaponized half-truths: Violence and the consequences of partisan logic
By: Richard W. SharpWhat we don’t know can hurt us. It has been nearly a week since a despicable act of violence was carried out by a white...More
Author > Rich Sharp
Richard is a Seattle area data scientist who builds predictive models and the services that deliver them. He earned a PhD in Applied and Computational Math from Princeton University, and left academia for the dark side of science (industry) in 2010, following his wife to the land of flannel. Fan of coffee, beer, backpacking and puns. Enjoys a day on the lake fishing, and, better, cooking up the catch for a crowd.
Posts by Rich Sharp
The first rule of autocrat club: Don’t talk about beautiful chocolate cake
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Rise & Fall of Autocracy” The first rule of autocrat club: Don’t talk about beautiful chocolate...More
A third party ticket to relevance: A House divided
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “Third Party road to relevance” A third party ticket to relevance: A House divided Are Republicans...More
Applied Bracketeering: Does our model also work for the NCAA Women’s tournament?
This is post 6 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
Applied bracketeering wrapup: Highly-rated team wins in shocking finale
This is post 5 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
Applied Bracketeering: So, who saw that final four coming?
This is post 4 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the pants off RPI after round 2
This is post 3 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness
This is post 2 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
March Madness Bracketeering
This is post 1 of 19 in the series “Bracketeering” March Madness Bracketeering Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the...More
Job Creationists in the White House: Does a President’s business experience actually help the little guy?
By: Richard W. SharpWhat business do businessmen have running the business of America? The argument made during the 2016 campaign was that Trump’s wealth would...More