Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Do billionaires know something that normal people don't? Patrick Mathieson, VC at Toba Capital 1.9k votes I've observed that billionaires tend to have internalized this quote from Steve Jobs: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter t...  Read More »

I am a math major but got an A- on Calc III. Should I continue? Adam Merberg, Ph.D. student in mathematics at UC Be... 40 votes The grade in calculus doesn't say much about your potential as a math major. The heart of a mathematics major is proof-based courses. Calculus classes are more computation ... Read More »

What is the remainder of 30^72^87 when divided by 11? David Joyce, always learning 605 votes Surely the question isn't a practical one, so the real question is How do you determine what remainder you get when you divide  by 11? ... Read More »

How can I find out who's stealing my lunch from the office fridge? Chris Mapes 33 votes I remember a story someone told me about their sandwich that kept getting stolen from the communal refrigerator at a fairly large law firm. They tried labeling it very ver... Read More »

Shouldn't there be an "easier" proof to Fermat's Last Theorem? Peter Flom, Independent statistical consultant fo... 29 votes It is certain that, whatever Fermat had, it wasn't what Wiles had. It could be that Fermat had some brilliant, stunning thought that no other mathematician in the ensuing ... Read More »

Are eggs good for you? Charles Bollmann, MD, Bare Skin Care by Dr. Bollmann - ... 135 votes Yes, eggs are good for you. They are REAL food. Cardiologists have ruined eggs. Eggs are high in choline, sulfur, and magnesium. Any cholesterol increase from eggs will be ... Read More »

Who is responsible for the mess in Iraq today? Jon Davis, Writer and Blogger on Military, Veter... 3.4k votes Who isn't responsible for Iraq? Honestly, this is a good question. For those of us in the West the answer is pretty simple, "Let's just stay out and let them handle thems... Read More »

Should I give up on math? Scott Kiskaddon, Math Student 206 votes First of all, you're in the 8th grade. How the hell does anyone make a prediction as to what your talents are at that age? The math that you are learning now isn't real mat... Read More »

Is teleportation possible? Frank Heile, Physicist, SW Eng, Consciousness Theory 1.6k votes It is very safe to say that teleportation is NOT possible in our universe - at least not the kind of teleportation that is seen in Star Trek. To see why, let's assume a hu... Read More »

What is an intuitive explanation of Bootstrap resampling? Michael Hochster, Statistician 28 votes In the usual statistical setup, we are trying to estimate some parameter (property) of an unknown probability distribution . To help us, we have a sample of independent dra... Read More »