Let me start by saying that I have never read any blog posts, let alone written one, until today.  You are probably asking yourself, why am I blogging then? Well, the truth is that the only reason is that I couldn't resist Omer's charm when he asked me to join the blog. I decided to … Continue reading The Evolution of Proofs

The birthday paradox is most commonly presented as a thought experiment: How many people should be invited to a party that the odds of finding two persons sharing the same birthday be more than even? The answer is 23, which is surprisingly low and counter-intuitive. Other than the unexpectedly small numeric value, there is nothing … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for C-Section

Different areas of mathematics, and theoretical computer science, freely borrow tools and ideas from each other and these interactions, like barters, can make both parties richer. In fact it's even better than barter: the objects being ideas, you don't have to actually give them up in an exchange. And so it is no surprise that … Continue reading From Discrepancy to Privacy, and back