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A visualization of Texas hold’em win probabilities
Software engineer Chris Beaumont visualized the strength of opponent hands in Texas hold ’em, given any other hand. His analysis is based on counting about 1.3 trillion possible combinations. (Via FlowingData.)
Cartoon functions
Functional Dance Moves pic.twitter.com/0Nu7CkY2Ib — Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac) March 1, 2015
Grade the Professor (Spring Break edition)
It’s that time of year again! With Spring Break right around the corner, we would like some feedback from our business law students. It’s your chance to “grade the professor,” so vote early and vote often … this pithy poll expires on Friday, … Continue reading
Legalize Uber
Who’s afraid of a little competition? Click on the map for a larger version.
South Beach Story
My wife and I were in Miami Beach last night. We enjoyed a late dinner at Prime 112 on Ocean Drive, and then went to Dream nightclub on Washington Street. We had fun, but I did not like the DJ … Continue reading
Let’s get ready to rumble …
Frequentists have suffered another significant setback (pun intended) in the social science world. Via the amazing Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution, we’ve just learned that a psychology journal has officially banned significance testing from its pristine pages. (Also, check out this excellent blog post by … Continue reading
Rest in peace; it’s only logical …
The original Star Trek series, which we watched as a child, has always represented the future to us. Now, with the loss of Leonard Nimoy, it is part of our collective past …
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World Black History Month (Canary Islands edition)
We recently stumbled upon this fascinating paper titled “Black Presence in the Canary Islands (Spain)” by Roberto Nodol. According to Dr Nodol, historical documents dating as far back as 1602 indicate the presence of African slaves on the island of La Palma. These … Continue reading
Cuba libre?
Our Cuba was an imperial Spanish colony until 1898 and a prosperous quasi-colony of the United States until 1959. Now, it’s an impoverished military dictatorship. When will our Cuba be free? (Image of the “Cuba Libre board game” below courtesy of … Continue reading
prior probability 