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As we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta this month, why not raise a glass of your favorite tipple in honor of the Great Charter, for one of the fundamental rights enshrined therein was the creation of a … Continue reading →

Love and luck (both good and bad) are in the air …

Via the excellent kottke, check out this video featuring Lonnie Mimms, a self-described computer geek who collects old Apple computers and is creating an “Apple Pop-Up Museum” in an abandoned CompUSA store. “It’s never complete,” he says about his massive … Continue reading →

That is the title of our most recent work in progress in which we combine the art of legal rhetoric and reasoning (applying facts to rules) with the mathematics and logic of fuzzy sets. In brief, a “fuzzy” or multi-valued concept is … Continue reading →

Originally posted on lawprofblawg:
Chair: We need to meet. Prof 1:  I can only meet Wednesday. Prof 2:  I can’t meet on Wednesday. Prof 3:  I can meet Wednesday, but only from 10-11. Prof 1:  I can’t meet from 10-11.…

We just finished reading Dan Ariely’s latest book Irrationally Yours (Harper, 2015), a book dedicated “to the oddities, complexities, and beauty of human nature” (p. v). Since the book consists of a compilation of entries from the “Ask Ariely” advice … Continue reading →

As we approach the midpoint of our Summer Session, we would like some voluntary feedback from our amazing students. It’s your chance to “grade the professor,” so to speak, so if you have a moment, please address one or both of … Continue reading →

Via the excellent Ana Swanson, this image visualizes the Top-10 Best-Sellers (via their hardback book covers) for most of 2012. Each column (left to right) represents 1 week; 1st place is up on top, while 10th place is on the … Continue reading →