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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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Oct 3, 2023
Astronomer Johannes Kepler solved life’s hardest problem: marriage
How can you maximize the amount of…
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Sep 5, 2023
Never tell a scientist it’s “just a theory”
When the average person has a “theory,” they’re just…
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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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Starts With A Bang!
Apr 7, 2023
Ask Ethan: Do infinite copies of me exist in the Multiverse?
Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be…
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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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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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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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Sep 6, 2022
The biggest difference between physics and mathematics
If you can model anything in the Universe with…
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 24, 2022
To understand chaos theory, play a game of Plinko
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos…
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