Why are US presidents taller than ordinary Americans?
Many websites, including Wikipedia, compare the height of US presidents with their main contenders and find that, in most cases, the elected president is the taller of the two. This…
Musique d’enfer au Paradis
Jérôme Bosch a peint le Jardin des Délices au tout début du XVIème siècle, en 1502 ou 1503. Le panneau de gauche représente le paradis. Dieu – très bien habillé,…
Statistical Vs. agronomic significance in crop monitoring and forecasting
We all develop rules of thumb that help us make operational decisions. One of my personal rules is that “agronomic significance” comes before “statistical significance”. For instance, when assessing regression…
Projects that will (perhaps) save the planet
(Published 20100212 / Last updated 20111207) There are basically three types of BIG problems facing the earth and, ultimately, the survival of man as a dominant species. The majority (1)…
Driven into the mountains…
While writing the post on mountain climate(s), I wanted to provide examples for the severity of living conditions in temperate mountains. I did the usual thing: I Googled “driven into…
Tout Service chez nous et disponible
J’ai recu par email, il y a déjà quelque temps, cette publicité du “mage” marocain Lafkih Sheikh Rohani Zarouk. On a l’impression que ce texte a été traduit de l’arabe…