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March 2010
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equilibrium

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Yes, you were right to wish you were in the other lane during this morning's commute! Nick Bostrom tells why we're usually caught in the slow lane.

Tags: bayes theorem : conditional probability : diffusion : equilibrium : data sampling : estimation : observation selection effect : thermodynamics : anthropic principle


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A Gömböc is a strange thing. It looks like an egg with sharp edges, and when you put it down it starts wriggling and rolling around as if it were alive. Until quite recently, no-one knew whether Gömböcs even existed. Even now, Gábor Domokos, one of their discoverers, reckons that in some sense they barely exists at all. So what are Gömböcs and what makes them special?

Tags: mechanics : geometry : equilibrium : gömböc


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Mathematicians in search of romantic success

Tags: nash equilibrium : game theory : equilibrium : psychology