Build-a-brew: Rye-SB English pale ale
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanStyle: Extra Special Bitter (English Pale Ale) with a rye grain bill Type of brew: All-grain Batch size: 5.5gal Bitterness: 34 IBU...More
April 2015
Cosplay: What is it, and how do I jump in?
By: Ashley RivasWhat the heck is cosplay? Perhaps you’ve been walking around the downtown area of some city and, suddenly, seen someone dressed in what...More
Applied Bracketeering: Does our model also work for the NCAA Women’s tournament?
By: Richard W. SharpThe question This March, we tested a method for producing pool-winning brackets for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The approach showed promise,...More
Build-a-brew: Referendum Scotch Ale
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanStyle: Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) Type of brew: All-grain Batch size: 5.5gal Bitterness: 18 IBU (mildly hoppy) Original Gravity: 1.078 Final Gravity:...More
March Madness Bracketeering
By: Richard W. Sharp Something fascinating about March Madness is that the smart money always loses. You’ll always do respectably in the office pool, but...More
Applied Bracketeering: Modeling March Madness
By: Richard W. SharpOn Tuesday we outlined our mad-as-a-March hare scheme for producing winning brackets. We’d combine the smart money, the models (all of them) with...More
Bracketeering update: Mascot randomness is beating the pants off RPI after round 2
By: Richard W. SharpThe question So, after a very chalk first round and a bonkers-insane second round, how are our models doing vs. the NCAA’s...More
Nintendo Switch: Some glitches, lots of awesome
By: Ashley RivasThe Nintendo Switch has been out for a little under two weeks now. Mine got a lovely little pep talk when we took...More
Trump Watch historical: How has @realDonaldTrump’s use of Twitter evolved since Election Day?
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanWe’ve been keeping an eye on our Tweeter-in-Chief for the past several months. This has partially been to highlight some of the...More
Applied Bracketeering: So, who saw that final four coming?
By: Richard W. SharpThe question Welcome back sportsball fans. As we head into the home stretch, how goes our experiment in bracketeering? Who’s hitting it...More
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