Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

A. Kid bashes car window and then turns himself in the next day: a judge sets his bail at 1/2 million USD. B. Police kill defenseless civilian and enjoy a statutory 10-day “cooling-off” period to get their stories straight (see our post … Continue reading →

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Graffiti Map (“Skid Row” Edition)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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Obvious falsehoods? (number theory edition)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

More here (via the amazing Tyler Cowen).

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Incentives and deception (cops-and-robbers edition)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Check out this expose’ by Eli Hager, who explains why police officers have much greater legal rights than the suspects they apprehend. Here is an excerpt from Mr Hager’s excellent essay: A set of due-process rights for police officers under … Continue reading →

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Micro robot demo

Posted on April 29, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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Feminist film test

Posted on April 29, 2015 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Hey, does your favorite film pass the Bechdel Test for women in movies? A movie passes this test when it meets the following three criteria: (1) it has at least two women with identifiable names in it, (2) who talk to each other at … Continue reading →