Rick’s Ramblings
Rick’s Ramblings is Going Online
Rick Durrett bids us farewell—in this publication, at least. He wrote [in the print version, December 2012 issue]:
My ideas for columns come at random times, which in many cases does not mesh well with the Bulletin publication schedule. In addition, an online…
Giving a talk is a key skill. Hone it, and you will earn thanks from Rick Durrett, and all your future audiences.
Each year in Los Angeles, on the night before the Oscars ceremony, the Golden Raspberry Awards—“Razzies”—are awarded to the worst of what Hollywood has to offer that year. In 2011, Adam Sandler swept the awards for his movie Jack and Jill. In this column, I will award similar accolades for…
Rick Durrett writes:
Picture this: it was the ides of March, a sunny day in Durham, the day before the most frequent Google search from the Duke campus was “Where is Lehigh University?” I was having lunch with a job candidate in computer science and explaining the difficulties of proving…
Celeb culture? Gossip? No, Rick Durrett is reviewing Emanuel Derman’s book on mathematical models in finance.