• Ambiguities in Logic

    Updated: 2014-01-29 18:23:53
    You visit an island of three towns: Trueton, Lieberg and Alterborough. Folks living in Trueton always tell the truth. Those who live in Lieberg, always lie. People from Alterborough alternate strictly between truth and lie. You meet an islander who says: Two plus two is five. Also, three plus three [...]

  • Summer 2014 Opportunities for Undergrad Students for Training in Biostatistics

    Updated: 2014-01-27 02:48:44
    Behrend Math Blog Summer 2014 Opportunities for Undergrad Students for Training in Biostatistics By MICHAEL RUTTER on January 26, 2014 9:48 PM No Comments No TrackBacks Eight Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics SIBS are scheduled for the summer of 2014. SIBS are open to all US undergraduate and beginning graduate students US citizens or permanent residents and are sponsored by the National Heart , Lung , and Blood Institute and the National Center for Research Resources . The programs have been very successful , but space is limited The program flyer explains that SIBS is offered at eight sites : Boston University , Columbia University , Emory University , University of Iowa , University of Minnesota , North Carolina State University-Duke Clinical Research Institute ,

  • Prepare for the Hunt

    Updated: 2014-01-14 21:58:15
    The MIT Mystery Hunt starts on Friday. My old team—Manic Sages— fell apart after last years’ hunt. My new team—Death and Mayhem—started sending us daily practice puzzle to prepare for the hunt. Today’s puzzle was written by Paul Hlebowitsh. As usual, the answer is a word or a phrase. Puzzle 3: Humans “After a long [...]

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