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Voting paradox (federal courts edition)
Independent scholar David Post (via the Volokh Conspiracy) recently brought the following “wild voting paradox” to our attention. In general, appeals at the federal level are decided by a panel consisting of three judges. Now, let’s imagine a case involving … Continue reading
“Windows 1.0”
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the launching of Windows 1.0, Tom Warren–a self-described “resident Microsoft expert”–has compiled a complete “visual history” of Microsoft’s popular operating system for personal computers. (Check out Warren’s work here, via The Verge.) This … Continue reading
Posted in History, Web/Tech
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New Research on Divorce and Feminist Pedagogy
Earlier this semester, we published our first two student articles in our capacity as faculty editor of the Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Central Florida (the UCF URJ), a peer-reviewed journal for student authors. One article explores possible … Continue reading
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Batay Vètyè
Today is the 212th anniversary of this epic event, the culmination of the Haitian people’s fight for freedom known as the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804, a historic revolt led by slaves. Haitian rebels decisively defeated the French at the Battle … Continue reading
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Self-deception primer
Hat tip: Cathy O’Neil (via mathbabe.org)
Posted in Academia, Bayesian Reasoning
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Last Lesson: Settle or Go to Trial?
Business litigation is often like the game of poker. For example, when deciding whether to settle or go to trial, a plaintiff must decide whether to invest more money in his or her case in order to secure a possible … Continue reading
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“The logic of terrorism”
That is the title of our 2012 paper in which we (a) discuss three lessons from the film “The Battle of Algiers” and (b) model conflicts between terrorist groups and counter-insurgent forces as an evolutionary arms race. We will blog more … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Game Theory
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“Jupiter Cake”
Have you ever seen a planet-shaped cake? Neither have we! Thanks to MahirFR (via reddit).
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prior probability 