It’s a great mix of math, mystery, and clever nods to Dragnet. Some elements (such as the evolution of databases and telephone technology) do make the story a bit of a cultural artifact that shows how ...

Alfred Nobel excluded mathematics from his prizes, likely due to his focus on tangible benefits to mankind, viewing math as ...

I once split a lunch bill with a Ph.D. statistician. By the time he finished his calculations, 50-50 had added up to three different sets of tips and two plus two no longer consistently equaled four.