Everything is Rankable
August 4th, 2008 by Shalini
Today’s New York Times has a story on David Galenson, an economist at the University of Chicago, who unhesitatingly answers that the greatest work of the 20th Centure is a Picasso painting. Which one? You have to read the article. Galenson has developed a statistical approach to rating art. As you can imagine, he is quite controversial. Reminds me of a certain Seattle startup you all might have heard of *clears throat*.
