Noel EdelsonThe Pompeia Principle, UpdatedThe lady in question deserves a name, especially because she was never charged with any offence. Pompeia was Julius Caesar’s first wife…Apr 21, 2019Apr 21, 2019
Noel EdelsonA Modest Proposal for Preventing Certain Illegal Mexican Migrants from Entering the United States(With apologies to Jonathan Swift*)Jan 7, 2019Jan 7, 2019
Noel EdelsonThe Takeaway from “Take-Away” GamesMy phone app, “Rings”, is based on the merry-go-round game I last played at the end of the summer of 1950. It took nearly 50 years for me…Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
Noel EdelsonGold Ring CombinatoricsMy blogpost, “Clock Arithmetic in a Digital Age”, shows how to determine “winning position” and “winning rotation number” at the onset of a…Feb 11, 2017Feb 11, 2017
Noel EdelsonClock Arithmetic in a Digital AgeHerbert Hoover’s 1928 presidential campaign slogan was “A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage”. The Great Depression, which…Feb 4, 2017Feb 4, 2017