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How To Intuitively Understand Buffon’s Needle Problem

Published on July 2, 2022 by Hemanth

Buffon's Needle Problem - An illustration showing four vertical lanes (with five lane boundaries) that are parallel to each other and equidistant from one another. They are spaced at a width of 'L' units. Buffon's needle appears to be at an angle in the first lane without crossing any lane boundary. The length of Buffon's needle is also 'L' units.

Buffon’s needle problem is a game that juxtaposes geometry and probability. It is a profound concept that laid the foundations of geometric probability.

How To Really Understand Recursion

Published on June 30, 2022 by Hemanth

Recursion is one of those computer science concepts that drives students crazy and makes programmers drool. But most recursion turorials mislead you!

Why LaMDA Is Not Really Sentient

Published on June 27, 2022 by Hemanth

LaMDA is Google's state-of-the-art chatbot system. A software engineer named Blake Leomoine recently claimed that LaMDA is sentient. This led to a controversy!

How To Really Understand And Benefit From Abstractions

Published on June 23, 2022 by Hemanth

To benefit from abstractions, you need to understand them first. Abstractions power every piece of technology we use. They simplify complex systems!

How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life? (III)

Published on June 15, 2022 by Hemanth

Learn how to benefit from computer science to solve sort and search problems in real life. Also included is an introduction to the modern random stow method!

How To Really Understand Expected Value?

Published on June 14, 2022 by Hemanth

Expected value is another one of those scientific terms that people misunderstand quite often. Read this essay to learn how to spot common traps and avoid them!

How To Benefit From Computer Science In Real Life (II)

Published on June 14, 2022 by Hemanth

Learn how to benefit from computer science via the time-space-money trade-off (AKA resource trade-off) to unclutter complicated decision processes in real life!

How To Really Understand Order Of Operations

Published on June 2, 2022 by Hemanth

Order of operations is a fundamental math concept that kids learn at school as BODMAS/PEMDAS. But if you blindly follow PEMDAS/BODMAS, you are taking a risk!

How To Really Understand Statistical Significance?

Published on May 17, 2022 by Hemanth

Statistical significance is one of those “scientific” concepts/tools that has steadily been misused over the years. In this essay, we clarify the issues!

How To Perfectly Predict Improbable Events

Published on May 15, 2022 by Hemanth

All you need to perfectly predict improbable events is the power of mathematics. If you find this hard to believe, read the essay. It will change your mind!

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