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Every student has faced the dilemma: do I pull an all-nighter before an exam and reread the lecture slides for the third time? Or do I make sure to get a good night’s sleep? What is more important? Does more study time lead to higher results? Or does the way I study matter more?  Let us explore whether the key to academic success is studying harder or smarter.

There are multiple ways to predict an upcoming economic downturn. J.P. Morgan for example has made a model with that combines the yield curve, Private sector debt service, economic momentum, profits and financial markets. These are also common predictors to forecast an economic recession . However, there are also unconventional indexes that can potentially predict an economic downturn. One of these indexes is the lipstick index.

Today is your lucky day! You are the captain of a 10-member pirate ship, and together with the rest of your crew, you have found treasure: 100 indivisible gold coins! Now, the question arises as to how the treasure should be divided. Though it might be tempting as the captain to keep all the gold for yourself, there is a very strict pirate code. You must propose the first division, and every crew member gets to vote on your proposal. If your proposed division receives at least half of the votes, it is accepted. However, if your proposal is not accepted, you must, unfortunately, walk the plank. The second-highest-ranking pirate is then allowed to make a proposal under the same conditions, and so on. So, what is it that you propose in order to avoid the plank?

This article is on a math problem that sounds like a riddle your younger sibling could understand. But then, after hours (or decades) of trying, thinking, and computational simulations, you are still far away from a solution. Below you will find all about the Collatz conjecture.