Via the always interesting Quantum of Sollazzo, we are directed towards this rather fascinating data experiment, a quarter of a century after the release of Lou Bega’s iconic hit, which seeks to find out if one can accurately predict when the song came out using Bayesian inference on the names of the women mentioned in the song and analysing the popularity of the chosen names over the decades (see also), whose net likelihood distribution maps nicely to the year it was recorded.
synchronoptica
one year ago: Saint Carlo Borromeo (with synchronopticรฆ) plus reimagining Slaughterhouse Five
twelve years ago: reinventing the internal combustion engine
thirteen years ago: a proposed special tax on fast food and take away detritus, Laika for president plus Germany’s take on American democracy
fourteen years ago: changes to Google’s search algorithm
sixteen years ago: rounding up agewise
seventeen years ago: Dadaism in signage
