The Selfish Gene: The Question of Altruistic Morality
This article summarizes the gene-centered view of evolution and reflects on how the book connects natural selection, altruism, and broader questions about human society.
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The world will never be the same again after you step into this strange and wonderful garden of thought. And when you look back on this experience many years later, even the things you didn't understand at the time have matured --Samuelson
Faces of Time
This article reflects on an exhibition about portraiture and argues that changes in artistic style mirror the gradual deepening of human self-awareness across time.
Genshin Impact Probability: For Material Crafting, Should You Pick the 10% Double Output or the 25% Refund?
Genshin Impact probability: for material crafting, should you pick the 10% double output or the 25% refund talent? Plenty of people online have computed the expected value, but no one seems to have computed the variance, so I’ll fill that in here.
HOW TO SLAY A DRAGON
This article discusses a lively and accessible guide to medieval life, highlighting its humor, narrative charm, and the way it makes historical everyday experience more approachable.
Estimating π with a Needle? Notes on Probability Theory (Mao Shisong Edition)
Study notes on Mao Shisong’s probability theory textbook.
Everything You Need to Know About Huawei Member Day
A guide and experience report on Huawei Member Day. Beijing Wudaokou Store.
Analysis of the Tax Refund Case in Varian's Microeconomics
This article revisits Varian’s well-known tax refund example to discuss income effects, substitution effects, and several personal reflections on the Slutsky framework.
Word Game: Back to the Written Word
A review of the game Word Game