http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html Ruminations on the Intersection Between Mathematics and Popular Culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html/comment-page-1#comment-16 Mike Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:11:00 +0000 http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html#comment-16 I am a huge fan of the secretary problem and all its variants. And given this post, I can't help but note that thanks to a <a HREF="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mdinitz/secretary.pdf" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">recent paper</a> of mine you can do things like bias for time (if you want to get married earlier) or select various kinds of polygamous arrangements :-) I am a huge fan of the secretary problem and all its variants. And given this post, I can’t help but note that thanks to a recent paper of mine you can do things like bias for time (if you want to get married earlier) or select various kinds of polygamous arrangements :-)

]]> http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html/comment-page-1#comment-15 Patrick Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:46:00 +0000 http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html#comment-15 I've always thought that 1/e was the most romantic of all the transcendental numbers. I’ve always thought that 1/e was the most romantic of all the transcendental numbers.

]]> http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html/comment-page-1#comment-14 Megancake Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:42:00 +0000 http://www.mathgoespop.com/2008/08/math-gets-around-dating.html#comment-14 so am I past the 37%??? so am I past the 37%???

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