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Understanding Probability

posted to Miraj Patel on Sat 15th Dec 12

Election season is a great time to witness the continuing American struggle with probabilities. All too often people will see odds or a prediction for a particular event and when the outcome of lower probability comes true, they will say the prediction was
Improving Health Literacy

posted to Miraj Patel on Sat 24th Nov 12

Health literacy, or the ability to understand and act on basic health-related information, is terribly low in the United States (and most of the world). Only 12% of Americans scored proficiently in a national test according to the 2003 National Assessment of
Teaching the Scientific Method

posted to Miraj Patel on Wed 21st Nov 12

As the country continues to look towards reforming complex systems from healthcare to taxes to education, there is still some low-hanging fruit that can be picked at low cost to produce high returns. Some of these opportunities are at local and state levels

Understanding Probability

posted to Miraj Patel on Sat 15th Dec 12

Election season is a great time to witness the continuing American struggle with probabilities. All too often people will see odds or a prediction for a particular event and when the outcome of lower probability comes true, they will say the prediction was
Improving Health Literacy

posted to Miraj Patel on Sat 24th Nov 12

Health literacy, or the ability to understand and act on basic health-related information, is terribly low in the United States (and most of the world). Only 12% of Americans scored proficiently in a national test according to the 2003 National Assessment of
Teaching the Scientific Method

posted to Miraj Patel on Wed 21st Nov 12

As the country continues to look towards reforming complex systems from healthcare to taxes to education, there is still some low-hanging fruit that can be picked at low cost to produce high returns. Some of these opportunities are at local and state levels