As part of my PhD program I feel I am constantly lost in statistics of some sort. I am constantly looking words I don’t actually understand. For the most part, I hate it.

But I love statistics. I love that statistics tell us stories. I love stories. I first shared this video over a year ago. I shared it here. As I wrote then, one of my favorite quotes is

When you ask people about love, they tell you about breakup.

So often we define something by what it isn’t or by the negative of it. Enjoy this video

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