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How To Make Sense Of Bertrand’s Box Paradox? — Three boxes are placed side by side. Box 1 contains 2 gold coins. Box 2 contains one silver coin and one gold coin. Box 3 contains 2 silver coins.

How To Make Sense Of Bertrand’s Box Paradox?

This Paradox features a counterintuitive probability…

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6174: The Most Useless Fascinating Number I Have Come Across

6174: The Most Useless Fascinating Number I Have Come Across

A deep dive into Kaprekar numbers!

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A diagram showing the cyclic number 142857 repeating infinitely via a circular representation

142857: The Cyclic Number That Pulled Me In

This number will probably pull you in too!

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A stick figure of a 100 metre sprinter starting off the blocks with a burst of energy.

The Evolution and Mechanics of the 100-Metre Sprint

A technical analysis of the pinnacle of sports!

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Math Stories: The Moment a Famous Mathematician Woke Up — An illustration featuring the word “Math” in large letters on top, and the word “Stories” in smaller letters below it.

Math Stories: The Moment A Famous Mathematician Woke Up

A lighthearted legend from the academic world!

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A cartoon hamster that is running inside a whee says “I am powering the AI revolution”.

Replacing Workers with AI Is a Big Mistake

Many organisations apparently did not get the memo!

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A slender stick-figure man on the left is looking smug thinking “I am good at making decisions”. On his right, right behind him without him noticing, is a muscular demon-like tall figure towering the man with a club held on it shoulder. This demon-like juggernaut is labelled “Probability”.

Man Vs. Probability: Why We Often Get It Wrong?

How psychological factors influence our perception of…

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Stick figures depicting other generes seem to be preoccupied with a rock on the ground, while a stick figure depicting science fiction seems to be flying above them using a jet pack while wearing a crown. The science fiction stick figure says “Hey Y’all, check out my fancy jet pack!”

Science Fiction Has Lost Its Way

Science lovers deserve better than this!

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Puzzle Time: The Struggling Classroom — A stick-figure based cartoon where a teacher is standing in front of a class room board, where the following information is laid out: M -> 85%, P -> 75%, G -> 80%, and B -> 70%. Besides these scores is the big letter “F”. In front of the board are three students who seem depressed. The little girl in the centre seems to be crying.

Puzzle Time: The Struggling Classroom

A simple probability-based challenge!

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The sixth grade math puzzle — First example: Number at the top: 5, number at the left: 3, number at the right: 2, number at the bottom: 4, number at the center: 19. Second example: Number at the top: 9, number at the left: 3, number at the right: 3, number at the bottom: 7, number at the center: 54. Puzzle: Number at the top: 6, number at the left: 5, number at the right: 4, number at the bottom: 8, number at the center: ?

Can You Solve This Sixth Grade Math Puzzle?

This puzzle requires simple pattern recognition skills.