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Do You Understand This Math Joke?
Do You Understand This Math Joke?
Math in Homer Simpson 🥧
Bella Lockhart
Jan 27
What is the Length of the String?
What is the Length of the String?
Most People CANNOT Solve This!
Bella Lockhart
Jan 22
The Coolest Gadgets Ever! Design of the Slide Rule in the Era of 1950s “Space Age Modernism”
The Coolest Gadgets Ever! Design of the Slide Rule in the Era of 1950s “Space Age Modernism”
Part Four: In the 1950s, gadgets, consumption, and an unquenchable belief in the "power" of technology took hold in the Angloshere and…
Selena Routley
Mar 2
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Statistics: Continuous Random Variables
Statistics: Continuous Random Variables
Detailed introduction of continuous random variable with concrete examples
Yuki Shizuya
Mar 18
A Fun Geometry Problem
A Fun Geometry Problem
3 Circles and more!
Bella Lockhart
Mar 18
Exploring the Architecture of Parallel Computing
Exploring the Architecture of Parallel Computing
Parallel computing architecture involves the simultaneous execution of multiple computational tasks to enhance performance and efficiency…
Afzal Badshah, PhD
Mar 18
Dark Matter and Dark Energy and the Fate of Our Cosmos
Dark Matter and Dark Energy and the Fate of Our Cosmos
It is well established that somewhere between 90% and 99% of the material in the universe is in some as yet undiscovered form. This…
Asia Scudder
Mar 18
What’s The Bond Angle In Methane?
What’s The Bond Angle In Methane?
Selena Routley suggested this problem 🧪
Bella Lockhart
Mar 17
What’s The Correct Percentage?
What’s The Correct Percentage?
A Math Puzzle: Percentages
Bella Lockhart
Mar 17
The Mysteries of Why the Dead Do Not Rise, Enthalpy, Free Energy and Irreversibility!
The Mysteries of Why the Dead Do Not Rise, Enthalpy, Free Energy and Irreversibility!
More insight into how the world only “runs” in one, inexorable direction. Can We Out-Doug the Earth? Part 6
Selena Routley
Mar 16
What is Temperature, Really?
What is Temperature, Really?
Can We Out-Doug The Earth? Part 5
Selena Routley
Mar 14
A Big Number Puzzle
A Big Number Puzzle
Do You Know How To Do This?
Bella Lockhart
Mar 13
Steampunk Clockwork Dreams: The Thermodynamic Revolution of Ludwig Boltzmann
Steampunk Clockwork Dreams: The Thermodynamic Revolution of Ludwig Boltzmann
Can we out-Doug the Earth? Part 4
Selena Routley
Mar 13
Navigating Uncertainty: Probability and Quantum Mechanics
Navigating Uncertainty: Probability and Quantum Mechanics
In the fascinating realm of physics, probabilities serve as the cornerstone of our understanding of the universe. From the world of quantum…
Asia Scudder
Mar 13
The Universe Within a Bit: Information Theory and The Profound Legacy of Claude Shannon
The Universe Within a Bit: Information Theory and The Profound Legacy of Claude Shannon
Can we out-Doug the Earth? Part 3
Selena Routley
Mar 13
Mathematics & Calculus
Mathematics & Calculus
Time For Another Calculus Puzzle
Bella Lockhart
Mar 12
A Neural Network with Pure NumPy
A Neural Network with Pure NumPy
Here’s how to build a neural network to classify digits from the MNIST dataset.
Juan Vera
Mar 11
Can You Rearrange And Count Them?
Can You Rearrange And Count Them?
3 must be blue, 2 red and 1 green 🔵🔴🟢
Bella Lockhart
Mar 11
Exploring the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics
Exploring the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics
The term “quantum” is derived from the Latin word meaning “how much” or “how great,” referring to the discrete and quantized nature of…
Asia Scudder
Mar 9
Electromagnetism — James Clerk Maxwell
Electromagnetism — James Clerk Maxwell
Electromagnetism, a fundamental force of nature, plays a pivotal role in our daily lives. It is an energetic exchange between particles…
Asia Scudder
Mar 7
Intuition for Quantum Entanglement
Intuition for Quantum Entanglement
A gentle introduction to entanglement using simple experiments with real quantum circuits. We will develop an intuition for the enigmatic…
Jae F. Muzzin
Mar 7
A Fun Geometry Puzzle 🍎
A Fun Geometry Puzzle 🍎
Are You Smart Enough To Do It?
Bella Lockhart
Mar 7
What Is The Folium of Descartes?
What Is The Folium of Descartes?
The area of the loop and the area between the wings and the asymptote have the same area 🌸
Bella Lockhart
Mar 6
Imaginary Numbers are Realer than Real
Imaginary Numbers are Realer than Real
Practical, real visualizations of "imaginary" numbers …
Selena Routley
Mar 6
What is Entropy, Really?
What is Entropy, Really?
Can We Out Doug The Earth? Part 2
Selena Routley
Mar 6
Ancestral Women, Meet The Modern Women
Ancestral Women, Meet The Modern Women
The evolutionary shifts in menstruation frequency: an exploration linking modern trends to rising female chronic conditions.
Taylor McCoy
Mar 5
Can You Pick The Real Coins?
Can You Pick The Real Coins?
A Probability Puzzle of Counterfeit Coins 💰
Bella Lockhart
Mar 5
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