Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The United States Air Force Space Command was founded on this day in 1982.

1. Which do you prefer: 140 or 280? 2. When do you know when to stop scrolling?

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 →

Here’s one of our favorite John McCain stories, via this beautiful eulogy in The Atlantic by Todd S. Purdam: “When his North Vietnamese captors demanded the names of his flight squadron, McCain recited the names of the Green Bay Packers … Continue reading →