A comprehensive introduciton to hypothesis testing

If you are working on a Ph.D, no matter what knowledge area, you will sooner or later encounter hypothesis testing to prove (or disprove) whether your suspicions hold true (is a system more stable, does a medicine work better, are there diferences in the carbon-dating results, etc.). A such, you will find this introduction to p-values using catan and dices extremely insightful. Its extraordinarily well (and fun) written, contains many hints, and warns you about common mistake you might be committing in your own research. I hope you enjoy it.

[DISPROVED] My thougts on gavitational waves and ETI

One of the greatest breakthrough of applied science in my lifetime happened relatively recently: we detected gravitational waves. In essence, we have detected a grativational "ripple" of gravity; much like you would feel your boat rock in a still pond if someone were to throw a heavy rock into it. But regardless of how amazing this is, it is also extremely sad.