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7 Things an American learned in New Zealand

I spent three weeks traveling through New Zealand, starting in Auckland at the top of the North Island, then traveling by bus, ferry and plane towards Queenstown in the South Island.   Along the way I met locals, ate at

Michael Kling September 11, 2015October 28, 2015 history, new zealand, travel 1 Comment Read more

Is Leaving Wall Street Immoral? Thoughts on Effective Altruism

  I recently left a job on Wall Street where some of my former coworkers donated large fractions of their income to charity.  At least one was motivated to work on Wall Street by the possibility of earning more to

Michael Kling April 30, 2015May 4, 2015 philosophy, wall street 2 Comments Read more

Aerial Bombing of Cities in WW2

Click here to skip to the data visualization The invention of the airplane at the start of the 20th century, and the subsequent introduction of air raids and strategic bombing in warfare led to devastating results. After listening to the

Michael Kling April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 data, history No Comments Read more

Analyzing the Billboard Hot 100

I decided recently to indulge my interest in the US pop music charts.  The most interesting is the Billboard Hot 100, which ranks singles in the US and is published weekly.  Created in 1958, and with other similar data going back

Michael Kling March 31, 2015October 28, 2015 data, music 4 Comments Read more

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