Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Our favorite “economics of Christmas” tweets
It's a huge oversight that none of the academic articles about the deadweight loss of Christmas even mention wrapping presents. — Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) December 25, 2015 An ethical Santa would refuse to ask boys and girls about their Christmas … Continue reading
Merry Mathematical Christmas
Via Tyler Cowen (Marginal Revolution).
If we were Miss Colombia …
If we were Miss Colombia (the beautiful and talented Ariadna Gutierrez), we would consider consulting with a reputable attorney right now. You see, in our view, there is a high probability that the Miss Universe Organization, and maybe even FOX … Continue reading
What if?
Using a mix of Photoshop and collage, graphic designer Peter Stults makes contemporary film posters look like the old studio classics of yore. His reimagined poster for one of our favorite films is pictured above (via The Guardian).
Fractal puzzle gift idea
This “fractal puzzle” would make a great gift for our good friend, colleague, and co-author Orlando I. Martinez-Garcia, who introduced us to fractals many moons ago.
No more hung juries with Bayesian verdicts
We explain our novel solution to the problem of hung juries in this paper (“Why don’t juries try range voting?“), which was published in the Criminal Law Bulletin (vol. 51, no. 3) earlier this year. (In criminal cases, the jury’s … Continue reading
And the winners are … (Golden Giraffes)
The home page of The Browser tonight, announcing the winners of The Golden Giraffes 2015 pic.twitter.com/HpTmAg8ql8 — TheBrowser (@TheBrowser) December 19, 2015
3D Printing Gift Idea
Via kottke, we discovered the Free Universal Construction Kit, a set of 80 two-way adapters that allows kids to connect Legos and Tinkertoys together: “By allowing any piece to join to any other, the Kit encourages totally new forms of … Continue reading

