On Tuesday, Eric Chi and Kenneth Lange arXived a paper on a comparison of numerical techniques for solving sudokus. (The very Kenneth Lange who wrote this fantastic book on numerical analysis.) One of these techniques is the simulated annealing approach I had played with a long while ago.  They seem ... [Read more...]

I will be in Lyon next Monday to give a talk on "Modeling heat-waves: return period for non-stationary extremes" in a workshop entitled "Changement climatique et gestion des risques". An interesting reference might be some pages from Le Monde (201... [Read more...]

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As Mark Twain said "the art of prophecy is very difficult, especially about the future" (well, actually I am not sure Mark Twain was the  first one to say so, but if you're interested by that sentence, you can look here). I have been rather su... [Read more...]