Life and Logic

Author: Yildiz Culcu

  • Islam is not more radical than any other religion. Here’s why.

    I will make another political statement here that may upset some people. But on this blog, we encourage controversial thoughts because I believe that some of the most interesting conversations lie in controversy. This article is a response to Ben Shapiro, who repeatedly speaks about radical Islam on his podcast. He is far more critical…

  • When Philosophy Meets Computer Science

    We do more than nothing Do we live in a simulation? What is ethical? As philosophers, we receive quite some mockery because people assume we ask questions that have no answers and cannot be formalized. But what I—and many others—actually do is something quite different. We are not asking questions that cannot be answered. We…

  • Weekly Problem: Guinea Pig Fur Color Genetics

    Weekly Problem: Guinea Pig Fur Color Genetics

    The Problem In a laboratory study, scientists are breeding guinea pigs to understand the genetics of fur color. They observe an interesting pattern: When two black guinea pigs mate, about 3/4 of their offspring are black, while 1/4 are white.When two white guinea pigs mate, ALL of their offspring are white.When a black guinea pig…

  • Weekly Problem: The Game Show Dilemma

    The problem Imagine you’re a contestant on a popular game show. The host shows you three closed doors: behind one is a brand-new luxury car, and behind the other two are goats (which, unless you’re in the market for a goat, are considerably less valuable prizes). You select Door #1, hoping it contains the car.…

  • Weekly Problem: The Second-Chance Romance Strategy

    The Problem You’ve just been through a tough breakup and are ready to start dating again. Over the next year, you’ll meet 100 potential romantic partners one by one. After meeting each person, you must immediately decide whether to commit to them or move on forever. Once you pass on someone, you can never go…

  • Weekly Problem #24

    Bayesian Problem: The Quality Control Dilemma Background A pharmaceutical company produces a critical medication. Historical data suggests that the production process has typically maintained a defect rate of around 2%. However, recent changes in the manufacturing process have raised concerns about whether this rate has increased. The Data In a recent batch of 100 units:…

  • Weekly Problem: Gift Wrapping

    Gift-Wrapping Algorithmus: Konvexe Hülle Berechnung Implementierung und Analyse des Jarvis-March-Algorithmus

  • Weekly Problem: New Life and Logic puzzle

    Each clue corresponds to one word in the grid. The clue is obtained from the original word by applying the same transformation to all words. Reconstruct the original sentence by filling the grid so that all clues become consistent with a single transformation rule

  • Weißer Gang

    Ich gehe durch die Stadt. Der Winter greift nach meinem Gang, zieht mich in seinen Takt, macht jeden Schritt ein wenig lang. Armut lehnt in Türen, Reichtum glänzt durch Glas — zwei stumme, klare Führer, zwei Schatten, die ich nie vergaß.

  • Wintersehnsucht

    Wintersehnsucht

    Das heiße Sonnenlicht entflieht dem Land, heißer Tee und Wein erwärmen meine Hand. Kalt liegt Eis auf Bank und Weg, doch mein Herz folgt einem anderen Steg. Nicht nach Wärme sucht mein müder Blick – die Kälte zieht mich zu sich, Stück für Stück. Ein Schatten, den der Winter mir gebracht, bewohnt noch immer meine…