One of my tweeps sent me a link to a delightful pile of rubbish: a self-published "paper" by a gentleman named Robbert van Dalen that purports to solve the "problem"…
For every natural number N, there's a Cantor Crank C(n)
More crankery? of course! What kind? What else? Cantor crankery! It's amazing that so many people are so obsessed with Cantor. Cantor just gets under peoples' skin, because it feels…
Debunking Two Nate Silver Myths
I followed our election pretty closely. My favorite source of information was Nate Silver. He's a smart guy, and I love the analysis that he does. He's using solid math…
Did Global Warming Cause Hurricane Sandy?
I've been trapped in post-storm hell (no power, no heat for 10 days. Now power is back, but still no internet at home, which is frustrating, but no big deal),…