Archive for April, 2006

AQ. The Principle of Indifference Redux

April 24, 2006 · The Mathcast, answers, math puzzles

The solution to the balls puzzle and a quick puzzle about cards.

 
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AO. Choosing Balls from A Bag

April 17, 2006 · The Mathcast, answers, math puzzles, numbers

A fifty-fifty chance of drawing four blue balls from a bag: how many balls were blue?

 
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AN. More Sucker Bets

April 9, 2006 · The Mathcast, errata, math puzzles

Is there always a better choice?

 
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AM. Arrow's Theorem

April 2, 2006 · The Mathcast, answers, logic, math puzzles

Can A be better than B, B be better than C and C be better than A? No voting system will ever be fair!

 
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