Real Conspiracies are Almost Never Uncovered by Conspiracy TheoristsIn teaching methodology to undergraduates I get great milage from philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970)’s analogy ‘Russell’s Teapot’:May 4, 2022A response icon4May 4, 2022A response icon4
Published inCantor’s ParadiseEric Weinstein’s Sour Grapes“We are now gods, but for the wisdom.”Nov 21, 2021A response icon6Nov 21, 2021A response icon6
Published inCantor’s ParadiseThe Lacking Wisdom of CrowdsImplications of Condorcet’s jury theoremSep 18, 2020A response icon3Sep 18, 2020A response icon3
Published inBlue PolesHow Amazon Screws Third-Party SellersAn Illustrate Five-Step GuideMay 2, 2020A response icon6May 2, 2020A response icon6
Published inCantor’s ParadiseRichard Feynman on Artificial General IntelligenceIn a lecture held by physicist Richard Feynman (1918–1988) on September 26th, 1985, the question of artificial general intelligence (also…Dec 10, 2019A response icon8Dec 10, 2019A response icon8
Published inCantor’s ParadiseThe Envy-Free Cake-Cutting ProcedureEnsuring fairness as a mechanistic outcomeNov 24, 2019A response icon2Nov 24, 2019A response icon2
Published inCantor’s ParadiseHow to Lose Weight, MathematicallyThe Harris-Benedict EquationNov 4, 2019A response icon13Nov 4, 2019A response icon13
Published inCantor’s ParadiseHow to solve the Rubik’s CubeLearn how to solve the “impossible puzzle” in eight simple stepsOct 25, 2019A response icon11Oct 25, 2019A response icon11
Published inCantor’s ParadiseHow to Perform Calendar Calculations in Your HeadIn less than 30 minutes, learn how to calculate which weekday any given date occurs onOct 13, 2019A response icon7Oct 13, 2019A response icon7
Published inBlue PolesWhat Bitcoin Trading Volumes Can Tell Us About The Strength of the Chinese Currency..and in turn, the health of the Chinese economySep 29, 2019A response icon3Sep 29, 2019A response icon3