What We Are Reading Today: ‘Statistical Thinking’

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Updated 16 July 2023
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Statistical Thinking’

Author: RUSSELL POLDRACK

Statistical thinking is increasingly essential to understanding our complex world and making informed decisions based on uncertain data.

This incisive undergraduate textbook introduces students to the main ideas of statistics in a way that focuses on deep comprehension rather than rote application or mathematical immersion.
“Statistical Thinking” provides the tools to describe complex patterns that emerge from data and to make accurate predictions and decisions based on data.

 


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Behind Deep Blue’ by Feng-Hsiung Hsu

Updated 17 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Behind Deep Blue’ by Feng-Hsiung Hsu

On May 11, 1997, millions worldwide heard news of a stunning victory, as a machine defeated the defending world chess champion, Garry Kasparov.

“Behind Deep Blue” tells the inside story of the quest to create the mother of all chess machines and what happened at the two historic Deep Blue vs. Kasparov matches. Feng-hsiung Hsu, the system architect of Deep Blue, reveals how a modest student project started at Carnegie Mellon in 1985 led to the production of a multimillion-dollar supercomputer.