Tag: Jacob

Einstein, Jacob, and M

Einstein doesn’t sit down. He doesn’t really even know how. He remains motionless on the kitchen wall and keeps his eyes on me, not exactly wary, but ready to bolt at a moment’s notice. I’m lucky that he has decided to join this interview. After signing the authorisation t...

Another Banger from Jacob Geller-

The purpose of execution is not to provide a quick and humane death to an unwilling criminal in order to make society a better place, nor is it to simply punish a criminal for doing wrong. Firstly, because it is NOT a humane death, -the lethal injection is among the slowest and most painful death...

On Jacob Bernoulli, the Law of Large Numbers, and the Origins of the Central Limit Theorem

In my previous article, I introduced you to the Central Limit Theorem. We disassembled its definition, looked at its applications, and watched it do its magic in a simulation. I ended that article with a philosophical question asked by a famous 17th century mathematician about how natur...

Deciphering Uncertainty: Jacob Bernoulli’s Legacy in Probability Theory

In this series, our primary aim is to demystify and popularize intricate mathematical structures, making them accessible to the everyday individual, both aspirational learners and mindful engineers. Even though mathematics is seen as mysterious and abstract, it is full of deep symmetry, profound tru...