Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Who owns the legal rights to the Zapruder film?
Read the full story here, via our friend and colleague Brian Frye, a law professor at the University of Kentucky. Below is one tantalizing excerpt: The Zapruder film is not only the most important home movie ever made, but also … Continue reading
Why aren’t law school faculties more egalitarian?
Socialism for me but not for thee? Following up on this post by our friend and colleague “LawProfBlawg” (@lawprofblawg), we wish to pose the following simple question: why aren’t any law school faculties willing to implement true egalitarian principles or willing … Continue reading
Map of Titan’s unnamed methane sea
Via Cliff Pickover (@pickover): “Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. Imagine sailing, with someone you love, on its methane sea. (The sea, pictured here [below], is about the size of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of … Continue reading
What happened in Havana?
Last year the first reports came to light that American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba had suffered severe brain injuries due to mysterious causes. (See press release below.) We were then told in March of this year that a “sonic … Continue reading
Martin Shubik
Is there an enclave in heaven reserved for economists? Along with the errant economist Thomas Schelling (1921-2016) and the non-mathematical economist Ronald Coase (1910-2013), the self-described “micro-microeconomist” Martin Shubik (pictured below) was one of our intellectual heroes. (One of our … Continue reading
Keyboard frequency map
Which letters (or keys on your keyboard) do you use the most? Via Robert Allison: “For a simple first-test, I copy-n-pasted the text from my most recent blog post (the one about monitoring the number of M&Ms in our break … Continue reading
Memo to Trump: we already have a Space Force
The United States Air Force Space Command was founded on this day in 1982.
Two queries for my fellow Twitter addicts
1. Which do you prefer: 140 or 280? 2. When do you know when to stop scrolling?
OMAS seen from various angles
FYI, we have assembled below for your edification and delight our previous posts on various aspects of Ernest Hemingway’s timeless novella “The Old Man and the Sea” (OMAS), from most recent to oldest: The old man and the Bayesian sea (8/8/18) The Cuban … Continue reading

