A Thread of Order

Tennis and numbers

all models are wrong, but some are useful

Christopher Clarey, the longtime New York Times tennis & global sports correspondent, writes about pro tennis and more

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Using data to tell better stories about sport

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Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

Pursuing the mysterium tremendum et fascinans and writing at the intersection of philosophy, culture, art, technology, and religious wisdom.

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