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A Universe Less Ordinary

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.

Firing of BPL Football Managers and Maximal Efficiency

Why are we seeing more football managers getting fired these days in the Barclays Premiere League? A research paper has predicted this some years back using a combined set of ideas from physics and economics.

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...