Matt Lane

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Don't Produce, Be Happy

October 2026 - 10 minute read

Exploring why money doesn't buy happiness, and what to do about it.

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Standee and Deliver

September 2026 - 18 minute read

Super Mario Wonder-ful mathematics.

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Bettor Up

August 2026 - 17 minute read

When medical trials get turbo charged with even more capitalism, what could possibly go wrong?

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Coin Operator

July 2026 - 14 minute read

Investigating the presence of an infinite money machine in a popular puzzle game.

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d-AI-lemma (Part 2)

July 2026 - 14 minute read

What happens when we take collective action towards avoiding the worst impacts of AI? The answer may depress you.

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d-AI-lemma (Part 1)

June 2026 - 16 minute read

How firms who rush to embrace AI may be hurting themselves (and the rest of us) in the long run.

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Beautiful / Analysis

August 2019 - 16 minute read

What does math have to say about a guy who'd rather not think about math?

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Keeping Distances

July 2019 - 17 minute read

On the intersection between Google maps, spelling mistakes, and prime numbers.

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Strength in Numbers

April 2019 - 12 minute read

Exploring American voting trends in the 21st century.

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The Fairest of Them All

January 2019 - 20 minute read

A mathematical exploration of fairness.

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Mind the Gerrymandered Gap

October 2018 - 17 minute read

An interactive introduction to gerrymandering.

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Warming Dots

July 2018 - 16 minute read

Looking to the stars to understand our future.

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Harvesting Wins

May 2018 - 13 minute read

Modeling the likelihood of board-game victory.

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Dishing on Petrie

April 2018 - 12 minute read

Mathematical models of toxic tech culture.

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Four (Hundred and Thirty-Two) Weddings

March 2018 - 11 minute read

Using data to study what makes a wedding work.

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Laws of Inequality

January 2018 - 13 minute read

Exploring income and wealth inequality through physics.

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Gaming Relationships: Nonlinear Approaches

December 2017 - 10 minute read

Love, chaos, and a three body problem.

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Gaming Relationships: Linear Approaches

November 2017 - 10 minute read

A mathematical ballad of love and hate.

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