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A Gem of a Time

How many gems will you spend on the way to the top?

Posted on April 23, 2022

Tags: probability passage-time

Rotating Light

How much light can you spin with a series of filters?

Posted on February 6, 2022

Tags: superposition physics concave

Calendrical Oil Change

How fresh is the oil in your jalopy if you only change a quart per month?

Posted on January 29, 2022

Tags: probability steady-state

Hat Hostage Strategies II

Can the ghost of Darwin get you out of this bind?

Posted on November 22, 2021

Tags: logic evolution

Stick it to the Genie

How much can you bilk the genie for?

Posted on November 14, 2021

Tags: probability algebra invariance

Robot Races

How can you break from the crystalline grip of Nash equilibrists?

Posted on October 31, 2021

Tags: game-theory probability inclusion-exclusion jane-street

Squid Game

How many will die crossing this entropic bridge?

Posted on October 30, 2021

Tags: probability counting recursion

Genetic Triangles

Will a random baby triangle cover the center of its equilateral parent?

Posted on October 24, 2021

Tags: geometry probability calculus

Free Pete Rose

Guess what happens in two world series games to win it all.

Posted on October 17, 2021

Tags: probability recursion

Doppelganger Standoff

You're being stalked by a replica who's twice as fast and a genius at hiding behind light poles. Where could they be?

Posted on October 11, 2021

Tags: geometry scaling
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