Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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About F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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

Wikipedia Wednesday: Frankenstein

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein I joined the virtual #HotFrankSummer reading group last month and just finished reading Mary Shelley’s memorable novel Frankenstein today. (Our informal group read one chapter per day starting on May 15, a fateful day that I shall always remember, … Continue reading

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Twitter Tuesday: modelling academia

Wait, what are the “positive” aspects of royalty?

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Monday music: *Baby Powder* by Jenevieve

I dedicate this beautiful ballad to my loving wife Sydjia …

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Best conference ever!

Today (Sunday, 9 June) is my third and final fun-filled day at this year’s Manifest Festival at the enchanting Lighthaven campus in beautiful Berkeley, California. In addition to a plethora of talks on various aspects of prediction markets (the main … Continue reading

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Why not retrodiction markets?

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*Who Betrayed the Cuban Brigade?*

That is the title of my most recent work-in-progress, which I dedicate to the memory of my father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. Below is an excerpt from the introduction to my paper: I recently discovered … Continue reading

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Summer sabbatical readings

I will be on sabbatical until the end of the year; below is my first batch of readings. (Note: my listing is in alphabetical order, by author.)

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Wikipedia Wednesday: tessellation

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation

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Economics 102: Jevons paradox

Note: Today (4 June 2024) marks the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The Jevons paradox refers to the unintended consequences that can result from technological progress: on the one hand, improvements or innovations in technology not only … Continue reading

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Phone selfie

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