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Fake Fruit Fables
In 1665, an apple didn’t fall on Sir Isaac Newton’s head.
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Quilts and Quills
My grandmother made a quilt for me, the only son of her oldest son, before she died.
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Plethora
I’ve always thought plethora was a cool word.
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Yo Joe!
Did you grow up during the 1980s? If not, I hope the following gives you a bit of a glimpse into what it was like to grow up then.
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Oxygen Mask
If you’ve been to the top of a mountain, you probably know the air is thinner up there. I recently described this experience like so:
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Let's Invent Math
Sometimes I like to think about how math came to be.
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Cretins and Cretans
Cretans are people from the island of Crete.
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Hot Movements
The 19th century was an exciting century for physics and engineering.
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Arguing Over Definitions
I’ve watched the debates surrounding generative artificial intelligence intensify over the past few years.
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They Still Speak Latin
As the Roman Empire spread, so did its culture and language.
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Newton and Leibniz
The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno pointed out a great paradox that had mathematicians and philosophers perplexed for millennia.
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Dice, Dice, Baby
Dice can mean lots of different things to different people.
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