Participating in the Summer of Math Exposition
About a year ago, I came across an interesting event organised by the Youtube channel 3Blue1Brown. In this article, I give a quick overview of how I joined this competition, chose the topic, and made the video.
Mr. Monopoly and Mr. Markov play a game
Now it’s time to tackle Monopoly! Using tools from probability theory, we can get some insights into the best properties to buy in Monopoly.
Mr Markov playing Snakes and Ladders
Have you ever wondered what kind of insights you can gain about games by looking at it using a mathematical lens? In this article we have a look at Snakes and Ladders, and in a follow up article we will dive into Monopoly!
How can we know something exists if we cannot find it?
The probabilistic method was pioneered by the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, famous for his many contributions to combinatorics and graph theory, and it has since become an important tool in these areas of mathematics. Is this article you will learn how it works!
Tales of the Tails: (Not so) mysterious Heavy Tail worldbeyond the Bell Curve
The scientific world would not be what it is today without normal distribution. It is the foundation of many statistical models for several good reasons. Most importantly, it appears commonly in nature. But this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Picking the best route for order pickers
The routes that pickers in warehouses take are essential to efficiency. But which route is best?
What is the chance of throwing six with a fair die?
If, after reading the title, your immediate response is to shout "1/6-th", then you have correctly answered the question. Well done! However, in this article we will focus on the meaning of this question. What exactly is this "chance" of which you've just exclaimed it equals 1/6-th?
Abel Prize 2024 to Michel Talagrand
The Abel Committee has awarded Michel Talagrand the 2024 Abel Prize 
for his groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis, with outstanding applications in mathematical physics and statistics.
A peek into decision making in service systems
Often due to large waiting times customers abandon shops (online or physical), and owners don't realize that they have left. We call this a loss of opportunity. This is an important concept in queueing theory.
The 100 prisoners escape puzzle
In this article, we will discuss a mathematical riddle that "seems impossible even if you know the answer". It is better known as the 100 prisoners problem.