Why I’m better than him, but worse than her

Gaussian Curve is the name of a music trio — an Italian, a Dutchman and a Scot. I’m not starting with a culturally insensitive joke though. The direction I want to take is a mathematical one; the statistical Gaussian Curve from where the band takes its name.

A Gaussian Curve describes the normal distribution of things, like intelligence, height, or weight. You may recognise it as a Bell…