Monthly Archives: September 2011

Test Your Intuition (16): Euclid’s Number Theory Theorems

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Gil Kalai

Euclid’s Euclid’s book IX on number theory contains 36 propositions. The 36th proposition is: Proposition 36.If as many numbers as we please beginning from a unit are set out continuously in double proportion until the sum of all becomes prime, … Continue reading →

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Test Your Intuition (15): Which Experiment is More Convincing

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Gil Kalai

Consider the following  two scenarios (1) An experiment tests the effect of a new medicine on people which have a certain illness. The conclusion of the experiment is that for 5% of the people tested the medication led to improvement while for … Continue reading →

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