September/October 2017

Patterns and Noise—Kolmogorov Complexity, Efficiency, and Marginal Improvements

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By Matthew Powell
William of Ockham said that preference should be given to explanations with fewer elements.

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September/October 2017

Puzzles

Odds and Ends

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By Stephen Meskin You may have noticed that among the positive integers, 2 is special. Fermat’s Last Theorem is an

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End Paper

Nuts!

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By Bob Rietz
Around this time last year, I wrote about my lifelong hopes that the Cubs might finally play in the World Series, and maybe even win it. This was going to be the year!

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