Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded
That is my favorite quote from “Superforecasting: the art and science of prediction” by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner, which I finally got around to reading during this Christmas holiday. Along with Sharon McGrayne’s 2012 book “The theory that would … Continue reading
Happy Boxing Day
This video shows how the musician Calvin Harris created his lovely song “Slide”. What will you create in the new year?
Nochebuena
Latin Americans like to celebrate Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) with their family and closest friends. That’s why 24 December is my favorite holiday tradition and my favorite day of the year.
End of year review: 2018
It’s time to size up what we have been working on during this past year. In addition to my regular teaching duties, I worked on the following research projects: 1. Along with my colleagues Sean Melvin (Elizabethtown College) and David … Continue reading
Mathematical pudding bowls
Check out these beautiful mathematical pudding bowls. Each bowl contains the proof of a theorem, such as Gauss’s proof by induction. The proof is in the pudding bowls! (You can order a set of four bowls here. Hat tip: Cliff … Continue reading
Musical and legal interpretation
That is the subject of this beautiful paper by Kevin Toh, a philosopher of law at University College London. (The full title of his scholarly paper is “Authenticity, Ontology, and Natural History: Some Reflections on Musical and Legal Interpretation.”) In … Continue reading
College Graduation Cap Art
Check out this incredible and creative collection of some of my favorite college graduation caps from this fall’s commencement ceremonies at the University of Central Florida. (All photos by Carly McCarthy, via UCF Today.) #ChargeOn
My critique of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution”
Cass Sunstein’s book “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” contains an excellent overview of cost-benefit analysis, so it is a must-read for law students and legal scholars, especially those of us who are interested in the perils and promise of the regulatory state, … Continue reading
Digital Democracy?
About five years ago, we blogged about Mike Gatto, a California State Assemblyman who had set up the world’s first “Wiki-bill” in order to enable private individuals to help draft an actual law. It turns out that California is not … Continue reading

