Re: [math-fun] Math preference / corn-eating correlation debunked?
Perhaps Aussie mathematicians use corncobs for backdooring scytale encryption used on text messages sent via htTPs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scytale https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140747-laws-of-mathematics-dont-apply-... Mathematicians around the world are rushing to check millennia of calculations, as the Australian prime minister Malcom Turnbull has explained that their discoveries aren't as concrete as we thought. "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia," said Turnbull. At 01:09 PM 1/16/2019, rcs@xmission.com wrote:
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--- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:20:10 -0500 Subject: Math preference / corn-eating correlation debunked? From: Thomas Colthurst <thomaswc@gmail.com>
From https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/01/15/kernel-of-doubt-testing-math-preferenc...
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with no statistical significance in the difference according to chi-squared.
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