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A Mysterious Design That Appears Across Millennia | Terry Moore | TED

Posted on August 17, 2023 by agogo22

What can we make of a design that shows up over and over in disparate cultures throughout history? Theorist Terry Moore explores “Penrose tiling” — two shapes that fit together in infinite combinations without ever repeating — and ponders what … Continue reading →

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Science can be incredibly satisfying

Posted on August 16, 2023 by agogo22
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A very normal ball drop led me to infinity

Posted on July 31, 2023 by agogo22

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Is the idea that democracy always benefits society misguided, or just mathematics? | Aeon Videos

Posted on July 22, 2023 by agogo22

Can an argument for democracy be based on a mathematical theorem? From Plato’s tyrants to Condorcet’s ‘jury theorem’ Plato believed that public policy should be the purview of a small group of wise leaders; in his view, ordinary citizens couldn’t … Continue reading →

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How This One Question Breaks Computers

Posted on July 4, 2023 by agogo22

[…] Sources https://matjaz.substack.com/p/why-are… https://www.khanacademy.org/computing… https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-… The Nature of Computation – Cristopher Moore […]

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Looks easy like this.

Posted on July 2, 2023 by agogo22
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Start with just a sheet of paper… | Oxford Mathematics

Posted on June 20, 2023 by agogo22
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The Statistics of Microwave Popcorn

Posted on June 3, 2023 by agogo22

Let’s use physics to ensure that we get the most out of our bag of popcorn. This video explains the science of popcorn kernels while introducing the normal distribution and the central limit theorem. We’ll also learn some techniques in … Continue reading →

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This is how geometry should be taught…

Posted on May 24, 2023 by agogo22
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What Shape Are Black Holes? Yes.

Posted on May 20, 2023 by agogo22

What shape is the event horizon of a black hole? Well, the answer to that question changes if our universe is hiding an extra dimension (or more). Black holes could come in an infinite number of shapes — including a … Continue reading →

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