Most people might not feel like they can relate to a person who thinks this would be a fun thing to do in his spare time... but I can, and it’s very cool.

Using FiveThirtyEight data and Microsoft Excel to pick the best teams for my Premier League pool - a short (OK, medium...) guide. youtu.be/3-rEY8RhN18

For #thisweeksriddler, it's easier to see the pattern if you look at the number of cells being added in each generation. @xaqwg Laurent Lessard (Rajeev Pakalapati, @HectorPefo - do you guys still do this?? Admittedly, I haven't been around here for a while...)

My solution to #ThisWeeksRiddler Express, in one Excel formula, explained in one minute. @xaqwg youtube.com/shorts/kiNelpk…

Full house Fin Mod World Champs 2016. Diarmuid Early presenting on modeling risk vs. uncertainty. I am on next at 15:30 presenting "Attractive M&A Targets"

What do FiveThirtyEight staffers argue about late on Fridays? Who's got the better Excel skills.

@HectorPefo Ha - I had satisfied myself that there were not, but on revisiting I see that there are... doh!

What are the chances!? #PiDay

Lucky Derby results. Deterministic, not simulated. ~4.5% chance of a draw, so SUM( P( win ) ) > 1. Sorry it's so grainy! Oliver Roeder

.Oliver Roeder CC: Laurent Lessard @HectorPefo Rajeev Pakalapati Ian Rhile (@xaqwg, do you still do these? This one seems right up your street!)

Me on NPR, talking about Microsoft Excel x.com/planetmoney/st…

Apparently I will not be giving the most hotly anticipated Excel talk of the week in NYC! (But come see me anyway: meetup.com/Financial-Mode…) x.com/PeltierTech/st…

I used a greedy algorithm to find the best-defended troop allocation Oliver Roeder Laurent Lessard @HectorPefo theexcelements.com

My latest post - a spreadsheet to go from this: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5?! 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. d3... ...to this:

A more 'traditional' Excel visualization doesn't really capture the twists!

Here's the link: theexcelements.com Oliver Roeder Fin Mod World Champs Bill Jelen Chandoo.org Joe McDaid - I think you might appreciate this...

Want to see my models from today's Fin Mod World Champs round 1? They're all here: theexcelements.com

Still true... x.com/dimearly/statu…

PLEASE SHARE: If you have any video or images from today’s truck attack in Manhattan, send them here: fbi.gov/nyctribeca x.com/nypdnews/statu…

Go get a nice cup of tea, and read this whole thread. You can thank me later. x.com/schakrabs/stat…