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Solution: ‘Which Forecasts Are True?’

By Pradeep Mutalik
October 26, 2016
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Aside from potential clues gleaned from a fluke result, it would take hundreds of U.S. presidential elections to definitely conclude that one election forecasting model is superior to another.

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How Can We Tell Which Forecasts Are True?

By Pradeep Mutalik
October 13, 2016
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Presidential election forecasts are historically successful and appear to be highly precise. Yet they’re often contradictory. What would it take to trust them?

Insights puzzle

Solution: ‘Time Through an LCD Display’

By Pradeep Mutalik
September 30, 2016
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Insights about time’s arrow from a liquid crystal universe.

Insights puzzle

Seeing Time Through a Liquid Crystal Display

By Pradeep Mutalik
September 13, 2016
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What insights can an LCD display give us about time’s arrow?

Insights puzzle

Solution: ‘A Drunkard’s Walk in Manhattan’

By Pradeep Mutalik
September 7, 2016
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City blocks help illustrate why walking randomly tends to take you away from your starting point.

Insights puzzle

A Drunkard’s Walk in Manhattan

By Pradeep Mutalik
August 18, 2016
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Why is it that when you walk randomly, the more you walk, the farther you get from your starting point?

Insights puzzle

Solution: ‘Puzzles Inspired by Ramanujan’

By Pradeep Mutalik
August 8, 2016
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What can the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan teach us about number theory through mathematical structures involving infinity?

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Three Puzzles Inspired by Ramanujan

By Pradeep Mutalik
July 14, 2016
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Insights from the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan give us a number of ways to explore the infinite.

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Solution: ‘Is Infinity Real?’

By Pradeep Mutalik
June 30, 2016
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Hilbert’s Hotel, an incredibly thin triangle and an elliptical pool table help us test the concept of infinity in the physical world.


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