Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

… is this quote by Pierre-Simon Laplace: “The most important questions of life are indeed, for the most part, really only problems of probability.” Théorie Analytique des Probabilités (1812). For your visual reference, a portrait of the great Laplace appears … Continue reading →

Via Wikipedia (with boldtype and html links in the original): “The Round City of Baghdad is the original core of Baghdad, built by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur in 762–766 CE as the official residence of the Abbasid court. Its official … Continue reading →

With apologies to Deborah Mayo (@learnfromerror), this is what happens when you combine Twitter with a bout of insomnia: a tweet at 3:51 AM! In any case, here is the entire thread for your reference …

Check out this explanation of Boxing Day by Jonathan Thompson. For my part, I like to think of Boxing Day as a “Reverse Nochebuena” because in Latin America we celebrate the Christmas holiday with a big extended family dinner on … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
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