New Brunswick Rebuild Fort Nashwaak This post is about Fort Nashwaak [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nashwaak], and an idea (I can't call it a plan, as I'm not in a position to make it happen, but if anyone who is reads this, feel free to run with it) to
New Brunswick NB Day 2015 Last weekend was New Brunswick Day. To celebrate, I enjoyed some outdoor activities around the province that I decided to share in this post. Oromocto River I went kayaking on the Oromocto River with some friends last weekend. One of my friends rented a kayak from Eco-Logical Adventures [http://ecologicaladventures.
R Introduction to Non-Parametric Statistics Non-parametric statistics are something that I don't recall learning much about in any classes I took—just picked them up from my advisors and literature I read while I was working on my master's thesis [https://danbscott.ghost.io/my-masters-thesis/]—but they're something I
New Brunswick 3 Neat Infographics I recently came across a website called Visual Capitalist [http://www.visualcapitalist.com] that has a lot of interesting infographics on economics and related topics. This post shares three of them, but there are a lot more to check out on their website. Visual Capitalist is based in Vancouver, so
3D Printing 3D-Printed Cactus Pot This post is about one of my recent 3D-printing projects. Cactus I like having plants in my apartment, but anything that requires frequent attention would have a difficult time surviving under my care. I thought cactus would be a nice fit, due to their ability to withstand periods of water
History The Americas Before 1492 This post took a couple of weeks to research and put together. I hope it was worth the wait. It is a review of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann [http://charlesmann.org/]. Well, it's not so much a review as it
Computer Cellular Automata, in Excel This post is about cellular automata [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_automaton], a topic in discrete math. I made an implementation of "Conway's Game of Life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life]" in an Excel spreadsheet. Conway's Game of
R A Minimalist Map of the US Interstate System Since I've been travelling in the United States quite a bit recently (for business), I thought it would be useful to learn a bit more about the interstate highway system, specifically how the numbering scheme works. It's actually very well-organized and systematic. I made the map
New Brunswick Art: Masterworks and l'Experience de la Riviere Nahanni This weekend, I went to a couple of art galleries in Fredericton to see their current exhibits. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery [http://beaverbrookartgallery.org/en/] was presenting the "Masterworks" from their permanent collection and Gallery 78 [http://www.gallery78.com/gallery.htm] was presenting "L'Expérience
Computer A Simple Spreadsheet App I've been on the road quite a bit the past few months for my job. In this post I wanted to share about an app that I've found useful out in the field. I'm also planning another post inspired by my travels in a
Global Issues Humanity on the Move The topic I'm writing about in this post is something I see as a very serious issue—both in humanitarian terms and for the impact I expect it will have in the near future. Awareness of the Issue Headline after headline recently have told of staggering numbers of
Science @ Home Canada-Wide Science Fair 2015 Fredericton had the honour and the privilege of hosting the Canada-Wide Science Fair / Expo-sciences pancanadienne [http://cwsf.youthscience.ca/] (CWSF/ESPC) this year. I attended last night, and have some thoughts to share in this post. It's open to visitors [http://cwsf.youthscience.ca/visitors-and-media] until noon tomorrow,
Links Vox Maps This post is a brief one; I'm sharing links to a site—well, a section of a site—that I find to be an interesting place to pass some time. For most of the articles on Vox.com [http://www.vox.com/], I'm pretty indifferent towards
Water 27 Rivers to Know Throughout history, rivers have been important for transportation, agriculture, and the economy. Some of the most ancient civilizations have been associated with specific river valleys. Battles and even wars have turned on an army's ability or inability to cross a river in strength. But I find a lot
Water Understanding ORP For this post, I'm sharing an infographic I made a while ago as a reference for key oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) ranges in water. Oxidation-Reduction Potential [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction_potential] (ORP) is analogous to pH, except that it concerns the aqueous activity of electrons instead of
Math Ticket to Ride's Adjacency Matrix As promised [https://danbscott.ghost.io/dont-be-bored-game/], here is a post analyzing strategy for a board game: Ticket To Ride [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmf1bau9xQ]—one of my favourites. Analysis I had fun learning a bit more about graph theory and using it for the calculations in this
New Brunswick NB Budget 2015 - By the numbers This is not a political blog, and I have no intention of making it one. However, I believe that it's important for all citizens of this province to be aware of our fiscal situation. I hope this post can serve as a useful summary of what is in
Board Games Don't be bored, game This is a brief, general post about board games. In the future, I plan to write some posts about specific board games and their strategies. I've previously written about the game of Go [https://danbscott.ghost.io/degrees-of-go/] that I enjoy playing. But I also enjoy playing other
Review Orphan Black is almost back! This post is about what is, in my opinion, the best show currently being filmed in Canada: Orphan Black [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/?ref_=nv_sr_1]. Beware of minor spoilers below, but for the most part I've tried to keep this as an overview. The
Computer Mandelbrot Set in Excel In my previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/7-excel-functions-and-features-to-know/], I promised "something fun with complex numbers in Excel". This is it. The Mandelbrot Set The Mandelbrot Set [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set] is famous as a very visually-appealing fractal. It is based on iteratively applying a
Computer 7 Excel Functions and Features to Know In this post, I thought I'd share some tools and features in Microsoft Excel that I've come across over the years. This post is not intended as a comprehensive tutorial on any of these features; rather, it can be a starting point for learning more about
Book Nate Silver Makes My Bracket Picks Apologies to my readers for not having a post last weekend. I was on the road for my job and had to put blogging on the back burner. My post this week is a review of the book The Signal and the Noise: Why so Many Predictions Fail—but Some
Re-Published Economic Development Ideas for NB For this week's post, I wanted to share some ideas about economic development in New Brunswick. Most of them are things I've discussed on Facebook before, and I doubt any of these ideas are original—I just think they're worth promoting. Four Ideas Immigration
Water 2015 Industrial and Commercial Water Reuse Conference As mentioned in my previous post [https://danbscott.ghost.io/water-quality-profile-along-an-entire-river/], I had the privilege to attend a conference on water reuse in Austin, Texas last week. The travel to get there and home was more "adventurous" than I would have preferred (contributing to the lateness of this
Water Water Quality Profile Along an Entire River I previously [https://danbscott.ghost.io/up-the-creek-with-a-paddle/] blogged about an expedition [http://riogrande.texastribune.org/] to travel the entire length of the Rio Grande, by reporter Colin McDonald. That expedition has now come to an end [http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/27/disappearing-rio-grande-expedition-recap/] , having reached its destination: the Gulf
