What’s for Dessert?
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Author(s) •
Khovanova, Tanya
Klain, Daniel A.
Date Issued
August 5, 2024
Journal
The Mathematical Intelligencer
Publisher
Springer US
Citation
Khovanova, T., Klain, D.A. What’s for Dessert?. Math Intelligencer 47, 28–34 (2025).
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Dan and Tanya meet in a coffeehouse and decide to have dessert. Both are watching their calories, so they decide to share. They would like to find a dessert that they will both enjoy, and to do so quickly, with a minimum of negotiation or calculation. How should they choose?
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-024-10352-3