Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

This time it’s American Airlines (again). More details here. Hat tip: Gary Leff.

Originally posted on prior probability:
Did you know that March 25 used to mark the beginning of the new year in Britain and in her North American colonies? Rebecca Onion explains why in The Boston Globe. Here is an excerpt…

Alternate title: Was Trump robbed in Georgia? Maybe, but check your math! Check out this report from Georgia’s Secretary of State, especially the extended excerpt below: “The rejection rate for absentee ballots with missing or non-matching signatures in the 2020 … Continue reading →

Via Zero per Zero: “This map includes more than 1500 stations and over 100 lines covering not only Tokyo but also the surrounding regions of Yokohama, Chiba, Omiya, Hachioji, and Kawagoe.” More details here.

Alternate Title: Two Cheers for Freedom & Open Borders!

The Anglo-American economist Ronald Coase was born on this day (29 December) in 1910. My mentor Guido Calabresi introduced me to Professor Coase’s path-breaking paper “The Problem of Social Cost” back in 1990, a paper I did not fully appreciate … Continue reading →

… 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 …