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September 1, 2010
JohnAllenPaulos: Extreme Academe: Will the book survive. Twitterature (and variants) a factor. http://bit.ly/bjhIXH
JohnAllenPaulos: Extreme Academe: Will the book survive. Twitterature (and variants) a factor. http://bit.ly/bjhIXH
Published on September 01, 2010 03:46
August 31, 2010
JohnAllenPaulos: RT @ggreenwald: Retrospective discussions of Iraq War in U.S. notable for how rarely they include the number of Iraqis to die as a resul ...
JohnAllenPaulos: RT @ggreenwald: Retrospective discussions of Iraq War in U.S. notable for how rarely they include the number of Iraqis to die as a resul ...
Published on August 31, 2010 07:08
JohnAllenPaulos: Nice account of some Tversky-flavored medical/statistical research: http://nyti.ms/bexKXI
JohnAllenPaulos: Nice account of some Tversky-flavored medical/statistical research: http://nyti.ms/bexKXI
Published on August 31, 2010 07:07
August 30, 2010
JohnAllenPaulos: Alas, they have us over a barrel. Sad but true, perhaps, in a sense, ever true. http://huff.to/cvSjjn
JohnAllenPaulos: Alas, they have us over a barrel. Sad but true, perhaps, in a sense, ever true. http://huff.to/cvSjjn
Published on August 30, 2010 12:24
JohnAllenPaulos: A distinguished mathematician, Talmudic scholar, marathoner, (and colleague), Leon Ehrenpreis, died recently. http://bit.ly/c2NHTk
JohnAllenPaulos: A distinguished mathematician, Talmudic scholar, marathoner, (and colleague), Leon Ehrenpreis, died recently. http://bit.ly/c2NHTk
Published on August 30, 2010 10:50
August 29, 2010
JohnAllenPaulos: RT @grahamfarmelo: Italian scientists threatened with legal action for failing to predict earthquake: http://j.mp/dCQ8KZ
JohnAllenPaulos: RT @grahamfarmelo: Italian scientists threatened with legal action for failing to predict earthquake: http://j.mp/dCQ8KZ
Published on August 29, 2010 17:45
JohnAllenPaulos: Got email excoriating me for not taking 823-year claim (until there are 5 Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in August) on faith. Joke, I hope.
JohnAllenPaulos: Got email excoriating me for not taking 823-year claim (until there are 5 Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays in August) on faith. Joke, I hope.
Published on August 29, 2010 09:18
August 28, 2010
JohnAllenPaulos: Even trivially refuted rumors go viral. Any mo. with 31 days has 5 instances of 3 consecutive days. August, 2021 is next one with 5S,5M,&5T.
JohnAllenPaulos: Even trivially refuted rumors go viral. Any mo. with 31 days has 5 instances of 3 consecutive days. August, 2021 is next one with 5S,5M,&5T.
Published on August 28, 2010 19:54
JohnAllenPaulos: True: This August has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, all in one month. False rumor: It happens once in 823 years.
JohnAllenPaulos: True: This August has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays, all in one month. False rumor: It happens once in 823 years.
Published on August 28, 2010 19:27
JohnAllenPaulos: Romance, insanity, mathematics. India hosts Fields Medal ceremony. http://bit.ly/bQbh4k
JohnAllenPaulos: Romance, insanity, mathematics. India hosts Fields Medal ceremony. http://bit.ly/bQbh4k
Published on August 28, 2010 06:01
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