MATH // LAW // AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

  • A Call for Compassion in Wartime 
    “But you and I know that this war will not have any real victors and that, once it is over, we shall still have to go on living together forever on the same soil.” Albert Camus, The Rebel  Hi, my name is Alon, and I was raised most of my life in New York City. …
  • Fooling Safety Mechanisms in Language Models Through Inception
    Language models and artificial general intelligence have been quite a hot topic since OpenAI made some of its latest models freely available to the public for testing – ChatGPT. The amazing level and precision with which ChatGPT answers questions of all types, and the conversational tone that it takes, can leave the average user astounded …
  • A Topological Perspective of Linear Regression
    Suppose you were presented with the following four graphical representations of datasets with the question: which of the following data sets follow a linear model? Almost everyone will agree that B is linear. Some might also add A to the list of linear models, and very few would say that C and D are linear. …
  • What Can Ancient Japanese Warrior Philosophy Teach Us About Data Science
    Sometime toward the end of the 16th century, a brilliant swordsman entered the Japanese world, Shinmen Takezō – or more popularly known as Miyamoto Musashi. 16th century Japan was marked by civil war and unrest between the various lords and clans of the time until the Tokugawa family dominated the region and unified the various …
  • “Analytic” Math: A Variant to the Pure-Applied Paradigm
    As an applied mathematician – and in particular, working now in the field known as “Data Science” – I have developed a unique work routine through the years to the research and development process. It is unique in the sense that I do not often see it used in practice but I often see that …