Terrorist Targets [Exploratory]

If you were to start some Google searches for terrorist attacks, while specifying the terrorist organization (e.g. Boko Haram, or the Lord’s Resistance Army), you will likely see different themes within the listed results. Going to a page that aggregates LRA attacks, you get: and for Boko Haram: Assuming these sources weren’t cherry-picked, we might infer that the LRA tends to attack people and their property, with assault rifles, while Boko Haram might be more likely to attack crowded public places, with explosives. [Read More]

Your Education at Random

A 160-hour, $1,500-4,000 mistake. You’re picking classes for next semester. You have four selected, and you’re now looking for a fifth. There are three options. How do you know which to pick? They’re equally interesting, albeit different routes, and they have different professors. The fact of the matter is, you have little information to base your choice off of. Likely no syllabus. Likely no knowledge of the professor. And likely no real insights. [Read More]