Monthly Archives: October 2010

Bees Are Smart, But Let’s Get Some Facts Straight

Today, a colleague of mine sent me a link to a news article entitled Tiny Brained Bees Solve a Complex Mathematical Problem, which appeared on the Queen Mary, University of London web site and on the Guardian web site. Here’s … Continue reading

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Filed under Mistakes, Promoting OR, Traveling Salesman Problem

Ten Freshmen + 46 Slides = 1 Hour of OR Fun

I just finished my presentation to business undergraduate students and, from what I could tell by looking at them, I think it was successful. Of course the real test will be whether someone stops by my office saying “I love … Continue reading

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Filed under Applications, Linear Programming, Motivation, Promoting OR