What is the minimum number of bounces that must be taken to figure out the height from which eggs must be dropped to break?
Try your hand at an elegant, old puzzle. It’s not too hard.
BY Devangshu Datta 17 January 2016
?Some intriguing ethical problem must be solved before driverless vehicles can be adopted in really large numbers.
BY Devangshu Datta 3 December 2015
One of the most enduring "420s" is the newsletter scam. It goes like this.?..
BY Devangshu Datta 3 November 2015
The association between cycling and prostrate cancer is frightening news for a middle aged man who likes cycling.
BY Devangshu Datta 26 August 2015
An appraisal of one of the world's best bridge players, and a tough problem...
BY Devangshu Datta 17 July 2015
Some of the finest epidemiological work has involved sorting through data and working out correlations.
BY Devangshu Datta 16 June 2015
One of the more vital contributions to Allied victory in World War II was made by the mathematician, Abraham Wald.
BY Devangshu Datta 24 May 2015
As the song goes, "Know when to hold and know when to fold".
BY Devangshu Datta 14 May 2015
Should rummy be called a game of chance? Or is it a game of skill?
BY Devangshu Datta 26 April 2015
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