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How Isaac Newton could help you beat the casino at roulette

Professor Graham Kendall

DVC @ MILA Uni. | Emeritus Prof. @ Uni. of Nottingham. Was CEO/Provost/PVC @ Uni. of Nottingham. #OR, #HE, Management, Leadership, Research Ethics. Views my own

发布日期: 2016年8月23日

"Imagine walking into a casino with a computer strapped to your chest. Solenoid electromagnets thump against your body telling you where to place your bet on the roulette table. Suddenly, you start getting electric shocks. You rush to the toilet to undertake emergency repairs, hoping that the casino staff do not realise what is happening.

In the late seventies, graduate student Doyne Farmer and colleagues did just that ...."

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How Isaac Newton could help you beat the casino at roulette

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DVC @ MILA Uni. | Emeritus Prof. @ Uni. of Nottingham. Was CEO/Provost/PVC @ Uni. of Nottingham. #OR, #HE, Management, Leadership, Research Ethics. Views my own

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