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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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A pie-chart titled “Things I learned in organic chemistry”, showing the following four legends: Blue: “Interesting compounds”, black: “The secrets of the universe”, green: “powerful reactions”, and pink: “How to draw hexgons”. The pie chart ironically contains only pink hinting that the author only learned how to draw hexagons from organic chemistry.

My Journey From Hating To Loving Chemistry

I never understood why chemical reactions occur — until now!

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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.

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Is it correct to ban LLMs in schools ? — A calculator with on the left with a green checkmark on its top, a sign with “LLMs” with a ban marking on the right, and a sign with the following text at the center: “Is it correct to ban LLMs in schools?”

Is It Correct To Ban LLMs in Schools?

The calculator problem all over again!

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The Interesting Number Paradox — A cartoon featuring a happy 5 and a sad 8. On the right of these numbers, the text “What is your favourite number?” stands.

The Curious Case Of The Interesting Number Paradox

What is your favourite number?