Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), an English mathematician and writer, was best known for her work on the “Analytical Engine,” considered to be the first computer. The dress in her honor (pictured above) is available here.

If you haven’t seen the new logo yet, you may see it for yourself here. Below are what some well-known consumer goods might look like if they adopted FACEBOOK’s new approach to branding. Credit: @kunelgaur.

After all, State and federal governments already subsidize driving in myriad ways (see, e.g., this compelling research by law professor Gregory H. Shill), so why can’t we fully subsidize public transit as well? This website (via efficientgov.com) lists the pros … Continue reading →

Check out this paper by Xiao-Li Meng on statistical paradoxes in which Meng poses the following question: “Which one should I trust more: a 1% survey with a 60% response rate or a self-reported administrative dataset covering 80% of the … Continue reading →

Can we all just get along? If not, why place all of your impeachment eggs in a Ukranian basket (so to speak)? More to the point, why not impeach President Trump for tax evasion instead? Ukraine is a corrupt country … Continue reading →

Now that we have observed Halloween and All Saints Day, check out this beautiful and interactive collection of metro logos from around the world. (Alas, the logos for Orlando’s budding “SunRail” system or San Juan, Puerto Rico’s “Tren Urbano” are … Continue reading →

According to this report in The Washington Post, smugglers in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through. Here … Continue reading →

Casablanca, meet The Killers! The original Blade Runner movie (circa 1982), one of my all-time favorite films, was set in November 2019. (Shout out to my colleague and friend Daniel Nina for introducing me to this classic film so many … Continue reading →

Why do the wealthy get so many breaks from criminal prosecution? The only persons charged in the murder of law professor Dan Markel are two Hispanics and an Asian woman (pictured on the bottom row below), but according to this … Continue reading →