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  • To Skip or Not to Skip

    To Skip or Not to Skip

    So you’re stuck in a line… it is x people long.  You must now decide whether to wait or skip, and how many people to skip. The model is as follows: For every person skipped, payoff increases by a(x), a constantly increasing function where payoff/person skipped increases as the number of ppl in line increases.…

  • Baking Models

    Baking Models

    This post is inspired by a comment my professor made in class I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about, making and watching content related to food. Not to brag, but my friends agree that it’s paid off. Model writing is a lot like baking. The flavourings and proportions may be different, but the base…

  • America Rejoins the Paris Agreement

    Trigger warning: Discussion of events and stereotypes. Some may find offensive. Read before it goes out of date Countries sit around a long table in quiet conversation. France, Germany and a couple of the other EU nations discuss the details of a carbon tax. Sweden ogles over what looks to be porn but is really…