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		<title>Plush&#8230; statistical distributions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 04:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve posted before on plush particles, plush organs, knitted dissections, and even plush microbes. It seems in the math/science world, there’s always some creative soul who wants to cute-ify subjects of study. Well, that set is joined by the latest plush craze… plush… statistical distributions? (HT: Flowing Data). Less stuffed-animal-like per se than say a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ve posted before on <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2008/12/they-found-the-higgs-boson/">plush particles</a>, <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2009/07/gutsy/">plush organs</a>, <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2010/01/knit-ology/">knitted dissections</a>, and even <a href="http://www.giantmicrobes.com/">plush microbes</a>. It seems in the math/science world, there’s always some creative soul who wants to cute-ify subjects of study.</p>
<p>Well, that set is joined by the latest plush craze… plush… statistical distributions? (HT: <a href="http://flowingdata.com/2011/05/13/plush-statistical-distribution-pillows/">Flowing Data</a>). Less stuffed-animal-like per se than say a pillow, but the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">Etsy store Nausicaa Distribution</a> is selling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46573630/normal-distribution-fleece-pillow-made">normal distribution shaped pillows</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46573630/normal-distribution-fleece-pillow-made"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Normal Distribution Fleece Pillow - Made to Order" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.208777813.jpg" width="418" height="233" /></a></p>
<p>If the normal distribution isn’t your thing, how about <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71739287/collection-of-10-distribution-plushies">some of its friends</a> (like t, chi-square, log-normal, uniform, weibull, cauchy, poisson, gumbel, or erlang)?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71739287/collection-of-10-distribution-plushies"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Collection of 10 Distribution Plushies" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.234232382.jpg" width="435" height="323" /></a></p>
<p>And not to mention <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61278571/set-of-3-stat-icon-pillow-covers-made-to">a</a>&#160;<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster">wide</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70557200/statistics-propaganda-poster-missing">range</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62598033/embroidered-outlier-baby-bodysuit">of</a> statistical-relevant material:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61278571/set-of-3-stat-icon-pillow-covers-made-to"><img alt="Set of 3 Stat Icon Pillow Covers - Made to Order" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.191057916.jpg" width="279" height="209" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster"><img alt="ABC&#39;s of Statistics Poster" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.192792292.jpg" width="268" height="208" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62598033/embroidered-outlier-baby-bodysuit"><img alt="Embroidered Outlier Baby Bodysuit" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.195486391.jpg" width="280" height="252" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster"><img alt="Statistics Propaganda Poster - Missing Data" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.229305972.jpg" width="285" height="253" /></a></p>
<p>If you’re interested, check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">Nausicaa Distribution’s Etsy website</a>!</p>
<p>(Image credit: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">all from Nausicaa Distribution’s Etsy site</a>)</p>
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		<title>Gutsy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who said giant subatomic particles and giant microbes had a monopoly on plush cuteness? I Heart Guts shows you that plush organs can be just as cute: That would be a heart (on the left), lungs (on the top), kidney (in the middle), and liver saying hello from what looks like a location in Japan. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who said <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2008/12/they-found-the-higgs-boson/">giant subatomic particles</a> and <a href="http://giantmicrobes.com/">giant microbes</a> had a monopoly on plush cuteness? <a href="http://iheartguts.com/">I Heart Guts</a> shows you that plush organs can be just as cute:</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image1.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image-thumb1.png" alt="image" width="500" height="274" /></a></p>
<p>That would be a <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=52">heart</a> (on the left), <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=53">lungs</a> (on the top), <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=2">kidney</a> (in the middle), and <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=54">liver</a> saying hello from what looks like a location in Japan.</p>
<p>And there are more adorable creations! They include: <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=4">intestines</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=121">spleen</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=122">stomach</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=3">bladder</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=86">brain</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=87">pancreas</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=89">gallbladder</a>, <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=88">uterus</a>, and even a special faux leather <a href="http://iheartguts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=8&amp;products_id=145">“black heart”</a>!</p>
<p>What does this have to do with technology and science? Well, I found these on the Internet after all… okay its a stretch. But, after all, how can you not <strong>*lung*</strong> these guys (yes, they also sell organ-inspired T-shirts)?</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image2.png"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/image-thumb2.png" alt="image" width="318" height="377" /></a></p>
<p>(Images all from <a href="http://iheartguts.com/">I Heart Guts website</a>)</p>
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