A Universe Less Ordinary
Last night, I gave a talk for the BlinkBl-nk 7 event which happened in Blu Jaz. The talk is a recollection of what culminated to my doctoral thesis in cosmology and some after-thoughts about the subject years later. I share my thoughts on the subject here in this blog and share with you the synopsis...
A Mathematical Solution to Eddington’s Controversy Problem
To quote the problem, "If A, B, C, D each speaks the truth 1 in 3 times (independently), and A affirms that B denies that C delcares that D is a liar, what's the probability that D was speaking the truth?" I thought I share my solution to this problem which attracted different answers...
Buffon’s Needle and Noodle Problem
What is the probability that the needle will cross a line? How can this be extended to a random curve of length A? My solution to both Buffon Noodle and Needle.
The Birthday Problem
Three days ago, I discovered that one of my colleagues from Singapore Angle shares the same birthday with me. It reminded me of this interesting first year Cambridge undergraduate mathematical problem: What is the least number of persons required if the probability exceeds 0.5 that two or more persons have the same birthday (excluding the...
