More or Less: Behind the Stats

Have more famous people died this year?

Dec 16, 2016
Exploring the spike in notable deaths in 2016 and the misconception of increased celebrity deaths. Debating the return of the Royal Yacht Britannia post-Brexit and analyzing trade deals. Delving into Queen's speech vocabulary richness and the evolution of speech generation with Markov chains.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Analysis of Celebrity Deaths and Hate Crimes Post-Brexit
03:26 • 6min
3
The Royal Yacht Britannia Debate
09:11 • 5min
4
Analysis of Trade Deals and Queen's Speech Vocabulary
14:29 • 5min
5
Evolution of Speech Generation with Markov Chain Model
19:45 • 5min