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gmail is getting smarter

I noticed that gmail will remind you if you have something like “… is attached” in the email body but actually you don’t attach any files. This is very considerate.
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Octopus Paul, hypothesis, p-Value and significance

Null hypothesis (H0): Octopus Paul doesn’t have the ability to predict. Or, the probability that he predicts correctly on each event is 1/2. Data: In 2010 World Cup, Octopus Paul correctly predicted the outcomes of 8 games out of 8 games. p-Val
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Peaya officially launches

The goal of Peaya  is to make your academic life more fun and more productive. Peaya Comics Comic strips about our academia life – the excitement, joy, depression, and pain.  We hope the strips will make you smile. Below is the latest comics: Peaya P
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GMail Advanced Search

As I have quite some emails (>13000) in gmail, searching more efficiently becomes a necessity. Fortunately gmail offers some advanced search syntax. http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=7190 Search emails with attachment f
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Just became a new dad

I just became a new father. My daughter Iris was born 4 days ago. Currently sleep deprived …
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The power of words

Several years ago in San Diego I was in a friend’s car when he hit the car in front. The accident was mild and nobody was injured. After the two cars pulled over, I was wondering what the other driver would say. He said, “I am sorry to me
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Messy desktop

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Too many emails

My gmail inbox has 12,000 emails. I receive ~30 emails (after removing junk mails) each day. Though I have set to display 100 emails per page but some important but unreplied emails soon disappear from the first page. I often “star” impor
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Interview Liz Walter and Signe Bray

Liz and Signe each published a review paper recently. They share their tips and experience … Signe Bray Frontiers in human neuroscience Elizabeth Walter Neuroscience
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