Fantastic, a mathematically devised determination that throws light on the age old enigma:
Without getting really long-winded (!) about this, there’s a common theme to most of what I’ve said, and that is: If the model you build in the scheduling department doesn’t match (as closely as possible to) what you’ve got on the street, then [...]

Talking of mobile phone usage on transport services and too much social network information, I’m still trying to make sense of this snippet of mobile phone conversation that I overheard on bus the other day:
As soon I get home I’ll get onto Facebook and sort this mess out. No I can’t right now, I’m on [...]

Lazy option is best when waiting for the bus.
Buses travel in packs. It’s a universal constant. So if you’ve just missed a pack of buses that were meant to be travelling 20 minutes apart, what should you do? Wait for another bus-pack, or walk to your destination?
Scott Kominers, a mathematician at Harvard University, and his [...]