Although he maintained publicly that he never desired to be a running mate again, Edwards was, in fact, quite open to the idea. But he was also willing to consider more modest rewards. Having been rebuffed on the notion of teaming up with Obama after...

There's a book about it. I'm not taking you to quant land with "Monty Carlo Simulations" or "Fibonacci Patterns." I'm interested in why this math problem in particular baffles people. I'll get back to that in a moment. Let's talk about another mistake:...

In the other two instances, the contestant will have chosen a goat and Hall always opens a door to reveal a goat, which means that two times in three the prize must be behind the remaining door. The so-called ‘Monty Hall Problem’ created something akin...

They were on the teeter. Then, Galchenyuk got hurt — expected to be out for the year — and there were a succession of injuries to others. The teeter became the totter. Coach and general manager Jacques Beaulieu, the Monty Hall of the OHL this year, has...

Apart from a short introductory lecture, students rarely saw their professors. Instead, they watched as pens glided across the screen and heard the instructors’ voices explaining the science behind backgammon or the probability of the Monty Hall...

One door goes to the cellar that the brokerbabble says is ripe for conversion to a home gym or media room. A second leads to a 1,300 square foot open studio with a bedroom/office in the rear and two half-baths. The third door leads to a 350 square foot...

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 named the...

The book is well written, there's a lot of storytelling, and the storytelling is fun and interesting. Along the way Mlodinow gives coherent explanations of Bayes' theorem, the Monty Hall problem (offering the simplest correct explanation I've ever...

The first film examines the complex structure of the coral reef itself and the wildlife that lives on it. So vast it is visible from space, the reef is actually built by tiny animals in partnership with microscopic plants. It is a place full of...

They are going to try and be more precise. The Yankees like Yu Darvish, but they don't know what Yu Darvish will be in the major leagues. Darvish is 25 and has electric stuff. But you have to pay probably somewhere from $80M to $100M to get him to...

(Staff, PolitickerNJ) It's no game, this latest gambit by the governor to rein in public spending. But he says Democrats who control the Legislature are treating it like one. “I feel like I'm with Monty Hall,” Gov. Christie told a crowd at town hall...

Meanwhile, the NBA has just allowed the Bulls’ locked out office to pop open for a Caron Butler visit. Hell, with Hawks fans yearning for trades that would bring a top 4 defenseman, or maybe a 2nd line center, this town has 4 fandoms channeling their...

YouTube for hundreds of movie and audio clips. A sample of some of audio recordings from the 1940s. For other Winnipeg / Hollywood connections check out my posts about the movies Mantrap (1926), 49th Parallel (1943), Die Hölle von Manitoba (1953). Also...