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Mike Dunlavey
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BS Mechanical Engr.
PhD CS(AI)
CS Prof (4yr)
Numerous consulting jobs.
15 yr at http://www.pharsight.com
Published book on CS & several articles
4 kids, 2 grand
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P.S. The picture is a Beta-prime distribution. It shows the program speedup factors you can get if you see a problem twice in 2, 3, 4, and 5 samples.

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Why do beams of light (from torches or other directed sources) not extend to infinity?
Mar 15, 2016
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Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linearly, with speed?
Sep 15, 2011
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Why does it take so long to get to the ISS?
May 25, 2012
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How can a full moon be seen south of an observer's location?
Jul 10, 2017
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How does the Higgs mechanism work?
Dec 7, 2011
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Why does everything spin?
Nov 24, 2011
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Why does a helium filled balloon move forward in a car when the car is accelerating?
Nov 18, 2013
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Why do all fighter jets and aerobatic airplanes have flat wings?
Oct 22, 2021
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Is darkness really light?
May 27, 2014
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Is it possible to stay up while riding a bike on a moving sidewalk without actually moving?
May 21, 2016
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