Found a great article on the math of checkout lines. It does a great job of showing a concrete example of some fancy math concepts, and also shows the difference between thinking something is correct and having proof of it.
Given the picture below, which line do *you* think is faster? Click the image to find […]
Thanks to Corey for this.
This guy, Evan Miller, put together some proper Math to produce a better way for ordering things with positive and negative ratings. You know, things like music lists, movies, products, anything that gets rated.
Also, I see his site says he’s a PhD student in University of Chicago’s Economics program. That’s supposed […]
There’s this idea I’ve had rolling around my head for a while now. I call it the Law of Small Numbers, but it’s not really a law, and it’s apparently not called that either, at least according to Wikipedia.
Basically, it’s that small numbers increase easier than big numbers. It’s an idea that’s become popular with […]