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Starts With A Bang!
Feb 23
Ask Ethan: Why does nature always follow a Bell curve?
Almost everything we can observe and measure…
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 26
Ask Ethan: What explains the Fibonacci sequence?
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 15
How many times must you fold a paper to reach the Moon?
Each time you fold a piece of paper, you…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Oct 26, 2023
42 really is the answer to these 5 fundamental questions
Although we still don’t know the question, we…
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Jul 13, 2023
The mathematically correct way to tie your shoes
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Mar 21, 2023
11 fun facts to help celebrate Pi Day
It’s the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Mar 7, 2023
No, our Universe isn’t made of pure mathematics
Unless you confront your theory with what’s actually…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Feb 2, 2023
This one-page calendar will change how you view the year
It’s simpler, more compact, and reusable from…
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 15, 2022
Everything you need to know about the math of Powerball
With a record-setting $1.9 billion jackpot…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 6, 2022
The biggest difference between physics and mathematics
If you can model anything in the Universe with…
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