Does Taylor Swift have a big (and bad) reputation? Twitter scraping using R
"Big reputation, big reputation, ooh you and me we’ve got big reputations." Taylor Swift released her…
Jennifer SnapeOctober 16, 2018
Statistical analysis, Strictly on request
I don’t watch Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC’s hit reality dance show. I have seen…
The Promise: When truth overshadows power
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a prestigious event and a hot-spot for finding…
Levon DemirdjianDecember 11, 2017
The EU referendum – one week to go: extracting insights from Facebook using R
A referendum is being held on 23 June to provide an answer to the question…
JulianJune 20, 2016
Who will win the Rugby World Cup? The (semi) final reckoning
It’s the semi-final weekend in the Rugby World Cup (RWC), with South Africa, New Zealand,…
Niven WinchesterOctober 22, 2015
Who will win the Rugby World Cup?
As Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future’. Like…
Niven WinchesterAugust 27, 2015
Duckworth-Lewis has had a good innings in cricket, is it time for it to retire?
The second one day cricket international between England and New Zealand was heading towards an…
Ian PrestonJune 19, 2015
DWTS voting system needs a makeover
On October 14, Christina Milian stood under the spotlight with the threat of elimination during…
Stephanie KovalchikNovember 14, 2013
The elusive final set: are tennis finals always close run contests?
At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, the top two seeded players reached the final of the…
Tom FanshaweAugust 9, 2013
Scientific inquiry into poetry
In a recent article I reported the results of the internet-test, where the takers had…
Mikhail SimkinJune 24, 2013
A scientific evaluation of Charles Dickens
Previously I discussed1 my experiment that tested whether people can tell the masterpieces of abstract…
Mikhail SimkinMarch 21, 2013
