James Curran's interests are in statistical problems in forensic science. He consults with forensic agencies in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He produces and maintains expert systems software for the interpretation of evidence. He has experience as an expert witness in DNA and glass evidence, appearing in courts in the United States and Australia. He has very strong interests in statistical computing, and in automation projects.
Almost three months before it’s due to hit theaters, Sony Pictures has finally released a full-length trailer for Moneyball, an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 bestseller that chronicled how the Oakland Atheltics used data analysis and advanced calculations to field a winning baseball team on the cheap.
Every time I watch a Mythbusters experiment I wonder about replication. They (almost) never replicate any of their experiments under the same conditions, or if they do, they do not tell the viewer how many times. It certainly would be nice to have some of the data from their experiments.
Here’s a link to a physics teacher who is thinking some of the same things.
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