@incollection{Akin2004, author = {{Ethan Akin}}, title = {{Why is the $3x+1$ Problem Hard?}}, booktitle = {{Chapel Hill Ergodic Theory Workshops}}, publisher = {{Amer. Math. Soc.}}, year = {{2004}}, volume = {{356}}, pages = {{1--20}}, note = {{MR 2005f:37031}}, }