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Camp Algebra
Welcome to a fiendish numerical triathlon. Can you decode the trophy?
Welcome to Fiddler on the Proof, the spiritual successor to FiveThirtyEight’s The Riddler column.
How Lucky Can a Baseball Team Get?
If teams of equal ability play many games, what’s the best record you’d expect?
Welcome to Fiddler on the Proof, the spiritual successor to FiveThirtyEight’s The Riddler column.
Can You Sneak Past the Rings?
Three rings with gaps are evenly spaced along a cylinder and rotated around at random angles. Can you find a path down the cylinder that passes through all three gaps?
Welcome to Fiddler on the Proof, the spiritual successor to FiveThirtyE...
Can You Win the World Cup?
Your team has made it to the semifinals. Should you go all out in your semifinal match, or should you reserve some energy for the finals (in the hopes you make it there)?
Welcome to Fiddler on the Proof, the spiritual successor to FiveThir...
Can You Power up the Hill?
In this year’s edition of the Tour de Fiddler, your task is to find the conditions under which a climber and a sprinter will match speeds.
Welcome to Fiddler on the Proof, the spiritual successor to FiveThirtyEight’s The Riddler column.
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Former Puzzle Editor @FiveThirtyEight; VP STEM @Amplify; Co-Founder @SchoolYourself
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