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Archive for March, 2016

Crossword plagiarism scandal

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

A fascinating piece over at fivethirtyeight describes a recent discovery of plagiarism in the crossword construction world.

Emergent Orange and Playboy Centerfolds

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

(Spoiler alert, despite the title, this post contains no obviously nude images. Sorry!) This week I revisted a mystery that has been bugging me for several years. If you’re a regular reader of this blog you are probably familiar with my study emergent orange, a color that is produced when you make amalgam images by […]