KevinSorboFan

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   by KevinSorboFan 7y ago

   Somewhat related... Braess's Paradox. Take the toy example illustrating that paradox ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27s_paradox#Mathematica... ) and an enlightened Google maps may do the altruistic thing o
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   by KevinSorboFan 7y ago

   The thing that puts Tao in that upper echelon of mathematicians is his ability to solve unsolved problems and create new mathematics. Those aren't really the skills being tested on a qualifying exam, and you're right that it'
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   by KevinSorboFan 7y ago

   You can flip this argument around for the person buying the house, though, so it doesn't really work. What if the house didn't sell for $1m less? Then those new buyers just lost an extra $1m that they otherwise could have invested
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   by KevinSorboFan 7y ago

   Coxeter groups are fun. I took it as a graduate course, but honestly you can get pretty far (and we did) just using elementary proof techniques that a 1st or 2nd year undergrad could handle. I would recommend the book by Michael Davis for a