Reality Conditions

Saturday, February 18, 2006

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?

2 Comments:

  • And for those who thought economists have important things to do with their time...

    http://www.msu.edu/~choijay/etiquette.pdf

    By Anonymous 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 Blogger Alejandro, at 12:12 PM, February 19, 2006  

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