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The Quantification Trap
A computational paradox of the postmodern condition.
May 11
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Ben Recht
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The Rationality of the Language Machines
Are LLMs mathematically rational?
May 7
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Ben Recht
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April 2026
An Argmin Events Calendar
A quick rundown of four fun events this week.
Apr 27
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Ben Recht
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Engineering Architecture: A Syllabus?
Assembling a reading list on the theory of engineering architecture.
Apr 23
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Ben Recht
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Freedom From Choice
Building a theory of the architecture of organizing machines and people.
Apr 22
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Ben Recht
29
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Walk the Marble Malls
Identifying the elements of a theory of engineering architecture.
Apr 20
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Ben Recht
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Structured Uncertainties
A brief introduction to the structured singular value and what it teaches us about uncertainty quantification.
Apr 17
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Ben Recht
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Reticulating Splines
The long legacy of simulation-based control.
Apr 15
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Ben Recht
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Purposeful Predictions
What is simulation, and what is it good for?
Apr 13
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Ben Recht
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Calibrated Games
Solving the game of forecasting with accounting strategies.
Apr 10
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Ben Recht
20
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Unreal Is Here
Mapping the territory of simulation and its many purposes.
Apr 7
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Ben Recht
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Arbitrary Geometry
Adversarial regret as a proof technique in learning, optimization, and games
Apr 3
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Ben Recht
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