Category Archives: Mathematics
Learning To Slow Down Time
An interesting (and entertaining) post on why time seems to accelerate as we age and what to do about it.
Lunar Lander Problems
Doubling Computer Speed
…at half the power, using existing hardware. This seems like a big deal, but I suspect it means rewriting a lot of code. I’m wondering if AI could help with the code rewrite?
Damned Lies and Statistics
A Wharton statistician explains the evidence that Hamas is lying (shocking, I know!) about civilian casualties.
Wyner was a key witness in my defense, who pulled Mann’s pants down on his statistics (ironic, because Mann is now at Penn as well). He’s also a great guy.
[Friday-morning update]
More thoughts on the lies of Hamas.
[Bumped]
ChatGPT
Can it reason?
Sympathy For Claudine Gay
She is a piece of work. Be sure to get to the end where he roundly fisks her resignation letter.
[Update a while later]
Link fixed now, sorry.
Space-Time Santa Dynamics
Chad Orzel answers the important questions.
Vaccine Studies
…find a catalog of harm. And that doesn’t even include cardiac issues.
I am not regretting not getting any of the vaccines.
Weird Climate Logic
…from Reuters.