http://myspace.hbblogs.com Where Math Meets Life Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:16:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't know who worked out this particular proof first, but I doubt it was me. Still, I found myself working through some of the odd properties you can get with a number of the form b^n-1, and stumbled across the following proof: Now, I noticed a couple of neat things ... http://myspace.hbblogs.com/2008/04/12/masons-theorem-probably-not-but-cool-nonetheless/ Ever stop and wonder what that little $1 ticket is worth before it becomes worthless? How much intrinsic value does a near-impossible chance at near-unthinkable riches really have? Well, to your run-of-the-mill economist, a 10% chance at $100 is worth $10. Prediction markets are all over the place that work on ... http://myspace.hbblogs.com/2008/04/04/lottery-ticket/