The Monty Hall Problem confused many academics with its counterintuitive solution. The essence of the problem is a game show host who knows which of three doors hides a car. You, the contestant, have guessed a door (A). The host opens a different door (B

SERIOUS MONEY: THERE ARE few who would argue that investing for retirement amounts to nothing more than a long-term pursuit to deliver a satisfactory income that enables the aged to maintain something like the lifestyle that they became accustomed to dur

If nothing else the Sarnia Sting have become relevant again. But, the Ontario Hockey League team has been on the teeter-totter most of this season. Whether they wind up on the teeter or totter is yet to be determined. When the season began the Sting were

Well before last semester’s course evaluations rolled in, Yale history professor John Merriman had already received a rave review. In early October, he opened an email that had been sent from the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan: “You would be delighted to

You won't meet Monty Hall after entering 257 West 25th Street, but you will be confronted with four doors in the building's unassuming foyer. One door goes to the cellar that the brokerbabble says is ripe for conversion to a home gym or media room. A sec

Monty Hall's RIB is named after his best friend in the Marines, Jason, who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq This is a Humber 8m Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) – it’s key to my work in the marine world and I’m seldom happier than when I’m out on it. I name