tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post2647595646856546241..comments2023-10-23T11:27:07.686-04:00Comments on the little voice: On Shoulders of Giantshirakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-50136914261454954322009-01-26T14:17:00.000-05:002009-01-26T14:17:00.000-05:00Yeah, I have read the Cartoon Guide. It's excellen...Yeah, I have read the Cartoon Guide. It's excellent!hirakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-17746068770380180232009-01-25T15:24:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:24:00.000-05:00Quite true! I had heard of Devlin's book and now s...Quite true! I had heard of Devlin's book and now should check it out. I would also second the Bernstein book quoted above (my father recommended it to me) and should also note that the "Cartoon Guide to Statistics" which has a chapter on Fermat, Pascal and conditional probability is marvelous.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-50534572771216929952009-01-22T21:52:00.000-05:002009-01-22T21:52:00.000-05:00gaints and timid do they watch? i doubt. but somet...gaints and timid do they watch? i doubt. but sometime timid may win. you can find in this clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVBQikG3GoA<BR/>interesting, isnt it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-46656837349202860192009-01-21T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:44:00.000-05:00Will check that one out. This book also mentions t...Will check that one out. This book also mentions that predicting the future was considered the work of gods and not something that human minds would ever be able to figure out. But, tacitly everyone who gambles is predicting the future, or at least believing that the gods are on their side.hirakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092831514643850562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137957.post-18848285744143597072009-01-21T01:18:00.000-05:002009-01-21T01:18:00.000-05:00For an interesting perspective on why no one befor...For an interesting perspective on why no one before the 17th century tried to predict the odds, read "Against the Gods: The remakrable story of risk" by Peter Bernstein. <BR/><BR/>In the middle ages, everyone was busy fighting. Before that, to the ancient greeks, the very idea of <I>predicting</I> odds was blasphemous. After all, god decided the outcome of random events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com