Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

When I’m not blogging, I am a business law professor at the University of Central Florida.

What if?

Posted on December 23, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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).

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Fractal puzzle gift idea

Posted on December 22, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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.

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No more hung juries with Bayesian verdicts

Posted on December 21, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 →

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And the winners are … (Golden Giraffes)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The home page of The Browser tonight, announcing the winners of The Golden Giraffes 2015 pic.twitter.com/HpTmAg8ql8 — TheBrowser (@TheBrowser) December 19, 2015

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3D Printing Gift Idea

Posted on December 19, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 →

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“Everything not saved will be lost”

Posted on December 18, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Is this a tautology? Hat tip: IamtheWG (via imgur).

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Mayo (1996): A Comment

Posted on December 17, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Since summer, we’ve been carefully and slowly reading (off and on) Dr Deborah Mayo’s excellent tome “Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge.” It’s a tough read–we’re only up to page 192 of her book, less than half-way through, though … Continue reading →

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Map of Player Salary Stats

Posted on December 16, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Current players (by State of birth) (via Playboy).

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Star Wars Simulcast

Posted on December 15, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The release of the new Star Wars movie “The Force Awakens” is just a few days away. In the meantime, here’s your chance to watch all six previous Star Wars flicks at the same time! (via Michael McNulty)

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