Useful math
Did anyone say math was useless? It can even address and solve the most complex practical problem known: Should the toilet seat be left up or down?
posted by Alejandro at 1:20 PM
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And for those who thought economists have important things to do with their time...
http://www.msu.edu/~choijay/etiquette.pdf
By Anonymous, at 9:34 AM, February 19, 2006
Hahaha, that made me laugh, mostly because the paper (unlike the piece I linked to) seemed to be taking itself seriously!
But it didn't discuss the possibility that equal share in the costs, and not just minimizing the total costs, might also be a possible goal... Typical neoliberal economics! ;-)
By Alejandro, at 12:12 PM, February 19, 2006
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