Video: Tom Haverford uses game theory in relationship advice
Tom Haverford has a lot of funny ideas on the show Parks and Recreation. In one scene, he dispenses relationship advice to his friend about how to handle his anger. It turns out Tom has something of a hidden agenda, as the following clip illustrates.

4 amusing money fails
People often do stupid things when they are trying to save money. Here are a few amusing tales that gave me a chuckle and made me remember some basic money lessons. 1. Texas man rescued from chimney said he was trying to save money

Brendon, Brendon, you gotta read this. 8 financial lessons from Coach McGuirk
He's not the most famous character, but he is one of my favorites. Coach McGuirk is an oddball character from an old animated show called Home Movies that originally aired on Cartoon Network from 1999 to 2004. To get a sense of the character, you need only know that Coach McGuirk ...

Game theory – comic from xkcd
I just wanted to share a small comic today. A while ago Scott emailed me the web comic xkcd's amusing take on the topic of game theory: I got a kick out of this as it is often joked love cannot be analyzed computationally. That's not to say all is lost. Mathematics does ...

A funny auction commercial
I came across a commercial featuring a rather unusual auction. I enjoyed this more than I'd like to admit... Before you watch it, a fair warning. This video is NOT for the faint of heart. If you don't like edgy comedy, just skip this post and don't watch the video. Here it ...

The coolest elevator I’ve seen
Elevator in Mumbai office building This was amazing! I loved that the elevator proudly displayed both a "0 floor" for the ground AND a "-1 floor" for the subterranean parking garage. This kind of logic is not widespread in buildings. A few strange examples are explained in Wikipedia's entry for building story's. ...

16 fun applications of the pigeonhole principle
[This article is included in the 45th Carnival of Math] Mathematical logic can produce some great trivia. Did you know that at every instant, there is a spot in the world where no wind is blowing? It is true, and the proof comes as an application of a fixed point theorem ...

What beer can teach you about comparison shopping
I'm almost always thinking numbers. Yes, even when shopping for beer. Recently, I was choosing between the Red and Blue Chimay varieties. I have a slight preference for the Blue, but the Red was a couple dollars cheaper and figured I'd give it a try. But I wondered why it was ...

The lowest gas price you’ll ever see, and other decimal mistakes
I almost caused an accident when I saw this gas price today: To my dismay, it turned out the station was undergoing maintenance, and the attendant apparently chose this price on purpose. What a lousy way to indicate a gas station is closed...Blatant false advertising I say! The incident did remind me ...