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Bobby, write my cover letter.

Bobby, write my cover letter.

Something I really can’t stand is unnecessary formality, especially when justified with lines like “this is how it used to be” or “this is how it has always worked,” even when everyone knows it’s nonsense. A prime example? Cover letters. Everyone oversells themselves when hunting for a better

Islands, Peninsulas and Ponds

Islands, Peninsulas and Ponds

The dance of bats and bells

The dance of bats and bells

When you study physics you are taught to build models to describe phenomena and to make future predictions based on what you cobble together. It is somehow implicit that if you can assemble some good models, you will get good results. In this scheme, which takes the name of determinism,

The Monty Hall paradox

The Monty Hall paradox

Probability is one of the pillars of modern maths. We need to rely on it each time we do not have enough control over a system and so it is impossible to provide any deterministic description of its evolution. Although the unquestionable successes of this discipline in many fields of