Many of us are learning a language, and apps like Duolingo have made this much easier and arguably more fun over the last decade or so. These apps turn learning into a game with features like streaks, social networks, competition, and rewards. I have been learning Mandarin for a year now. While I cannot boast … Continue reading When do people use the Duolingo app?
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Visualising large pedigrees with PCA
Here is a brief post about our recent paper on using PCA to visualise large pedigrees. This is the result of a collaboration between Hanbin Lee (University of Michigan) and colleagues at the Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh). Reference and links at the bottom. Pedigrees indicate the relationships between relatives. When hearing the word pedigree, … Continue reading Visualising large pedigrees with PCA

