Complex, ordered patterns hidden within the ubiquitous bell-shaped curve are revealed in a new book, "Treasures Inside the Bell: Hidden Order in Chance," by Carlos Puente, a professor of hydrology at ...
Life isn't fair. Many of the most coveted spoils -- wealth, fame, links on the Web -- are concentrated among the few. If such a distribution doesn't sound like the familiar bell-shaped curve, you're ...
(This post originally appeared on the author's blog, The Oil Drum. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.) The Hubbert model says that, ...