"It turns out that any optimal classical decision rule is also some Bayesian rule. In other words, even if the decision maker is not a Bayesian, he will behave as if he were!" Frederick James,…

Carl Brannen is well known to the regulars of this blog. He is an independent researcher and my favourite non-professional theorist, because he gives me the hope that brilliant minds, who were…

Do you remember the "e-e-gamma-gamma-met"  event ? I am sure you do not. It is an incredibly striking event that appeared toward the end of the Tevatron Run I in the CDF data. One event that was…

"An illustration of the confusion about the tau is provided by two editions of a popular book on particle physics by Nigel calder entitled The Key to the Universe. In the first edition Calder wrote:…

As a  first act in the new committee, I have decided to publish a small article on the recent issue with the Omega_b discovery. The Omega_b is a particle which has been seen for the first time…

Everyday use of a mathematical concept The concept of probability is not alien to even the least mathematically versed among us: even those who do not remember the basic math they had in primary…

Well, it is now official, so I thought I would let my blog know about it too: I am honored to announce that I was chosen to serve in the CMS Statistics Committee. Along with eight highly…

Mathematical functions are all around us. We may not realize it but they are there! Check it out on the pictures below.A blade of light, selected by the venetian blinds of my living room window,…

Most of us like to be in control: of what happens around us, of our own feelings, of our actions, of the actions and well-being of our beloved ones. Being in control means feeling secure,…

"17.35 Shot setup begins.18.07 Loading final protons.18.20 Loading pbars.18.48 Preparing to ramp.18.50 Ramping.18.52 Jacking.18.53 Squeezing.18.56 Initiating collisions.18.57 Ramping." (From Fermilab…