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We're a startup translation/publishing company that's just released our first book, a niche young adult novel that uses fiction as an introduction to advanced mathematics. Since we…

I must be misunderstanding the problem. Why is the lower bound on the number of operations not 1, since you have a 1 in n chance of turning over the "1" card as your first operatio…

It's just kind of hard to believe that there is some kind of "magic" about cancer that will make it impervious to treatment using mid-21st century medical technology. Just in the p…

However, our ability to fight cancer is also getting better and better, and likely will not be a serious issue in the long term. I, for one, would be happy to trade longer life for…

Please allow me to cast a bit of skepticism on this topic. I have an MA in Math Education, and am currently working on a PhD in Education, so I have had a lot of first-hand experie…