Blog

Karl Mundt, the Hiss Case, and the limits of heartland grievance

Essays
A response to Scott Flynn
Jul 23, 2024
Slater Dixon

The curious state of Sioux Falls’ housing distribution

Renting in Sioux Falls? You may have to move to the suburbs
May 30, 2024
Slater Dixon

Where Gov. Kristi Noem can go in South Dakota

A map of Noem’s tribal banishments
Data Viz
As of May 23, 2024, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is banned on all 9 Native American Reservations. This map of the state shows where Gov. Noem is allowed to go, although…
May 23, 2024
Slater Dixon

PCA from scratch in Julia

Statistics
An application with the iris dataset
Apr 23, 2024
Slater Dixon

 

We should take Turning Point USA Seriously

Essays
Dismissing or scoffing at the presence of Turning Point on our campus would be a mistake. In fact, we should take it quite seriously.
Apr 23, 2024
Slater Dixon

Scraping Wikipedia tables with images in rvest

Scraping a Wikipedia table with images in rvest is annoying, as seemingly indicated by the Stack Overflow answers to people with similar problems.
Sep 16, 2023
Slater Dixon

 

Snap’s ‘My AI’ is the platform’s final form

Essays
Snapping is a ritual action readily augmented by AI
Mar 11, 2023
Slater Dixon

 

New paper: algorithmic radicalization research should consider users’ interactions with the algorithm

The “algorithmic radicalization” trope remains a pervasive force in our conceptions of online platforms — this fact was made clear in the commenntary surrounding Gonzalez v.…
Mar 6, 2023
Slater Dixon

It’s time to ditch our YouTube rabbit hole obsession

Essays
Our most popular narrative about YouTube is keeping us from truly understanding the platform
Jan 15, 2023
Slater Dixon
No matching items