Part 2 of the Professor's series on Biostatistics drives home the point that the way the sample is selected is more important than its overall size. A large sample is useful, but not if the numbers reflect a sampling bias. Selecting a sample that is representative of the population being studied is absolutely vital to reaching solid conclusions. 

For more than a decade, Professor Shreve taught Biostatistics to public health students. An understanding of how scientific data & information is collected, analyzed, and presented is vital for critical thinking. This first episode of the series introduces several basic concepts such as significance, blinding, randomization, bias, and more. 

As the world attempts to reopen and get back to normal, performing artists are left to make the difficult choice of when it makes sense to start touring and hosting shows again. Though Shreve makes the point that things aren't grey at all right now, there will certainly be a transition period where each artist will have to make the decisions that feel best regarding live shows. 

Microwaves were introduced to American consumers in the 1960s and were billed as a way to save time for busy workers and their families. Shreve discusses how a mass shift towards quick ready made meals and marketing that directly addresses this go-go-go lifestyle has rippled outward. In life, we learn, some things just take time. 

Preventative maintenance isn't just something for automobiles. You can't wait until game day to get your shot right. You have to upkeep your tools if you expect them to work when they're called upon.

The foundation of human relationships is trust and reciprocity. The networks of individuals we develop connections with can prove to be a rich resource if we learn how to develop mutually beneficial dynamics. Shreve references Social Capital Theory and his experiences in both the rap world and football. 

Doubt can eat you alive. A focus on doing the work required can work wonders for increasing your belief in your own ability. Whether you think you can or can not, you'll probably end up right.

Ahh branding. Always exciting when someone comes by to spend most of their day trying to convince you that Coca-Cola is not the right answer to the question "what kind of cola do you want?" 

See what you want and then execute a plan to make it happen. It's all so simple in theory, yet how often do we end up off-course because things weren't going as expected. Somehow the big picture has to inform all of the tiny decisions that become the momentum we move through the world with. When we can't find our motivation to do what's necessary, the big picture can remind us. 

The final day of 2020 brought with it the news of the tragic passing of one of hip hop’s greatest MCs of all time, MF DOOM. The first week of 2021 brought the unimaginable: a siege of the Capitol and an attempted insurrection lead by the President. Studying the Super Villain helps America's craziness make sense.