Stories by amichail

Is it worth running in the rain? Enter your numbers here to find out!

The Snowblower Problem [pdf slides]

Men age faster 'because of Stone Age sex'

Did Sigmund Freud make any important (and correct) contributions? Why is he famous?

Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind (includes a simple cure for phantom limb pain!)

Alzheimer's robs memory faster in the educated

Why are men so scared of successful, attractive, single women?

Facebook App (feedback welcome): Friend Personality Videos

Treaps: Binary Search Trees that are also Heaps

FOCS 2007 Trailer (well, now you have to go!)

Facebook App (feedback welcome): My friend said I'm like which fictional character?

Turning a sphere inside out [video]

Debating The Year of Living Biblically

Dying to get that job? Don't use a video resume

Eliminating racial and gender discrimination

"DNA and the Brain" - Dr. James Watson speaks at Google (talk includes advice to marry for beauty if you are intelligent)

Realizing Bullet Time Effect in Multiplayer Games with Local Perception Filters [pdf]

In Portal, Violating Physics Proves Weirdly Satisfying

In the Field of Battle (Or Even Above It), Robots Are a Soldier's Best Friend

The concept of an internet "troll" makes little sense if you care about substantive debate