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Linda Weiser Friedman | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Baruch College and the Graduate Center (CUNY) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Baruch College (BA) New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering (Ph.D.) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Statistics,Computer information systems,Humor |
Linda Weiser Friedman (born 1953) is an author and academic. She is a Professor of Statistics and Computer Information Systems at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center. Friedman holds a PhD in Operations Research from New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering and a B.A degree in Statistics / Biology from Baruch College. Her research and teaching interests are varied and include business statistics,object-oriented programming,humor studies,Jewish studies,online education,social media,and all things technology. Her most recent book is God Laughed:Sources of Jewish Humor ( ISBN 9781412853767), which Publishers Weekly called a "lighthearted but thoughtful study". [1] She also writes fiction and poetry, and lives in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
