"Enjoy the parabolic envelopes that form while those bright, sparkling, parabolic curves are etched into the sky tonight." —Visualizing Math.
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Flatland is one of my favorite Math(ish) books
I love books about math, especially ones that aren't textbooks but rather about the history, philosophy, and wonder of mathematics. In the most recent issue of my newsletter, The Magnet,… READ THE REST
"This statement is false": animated explainer of Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem
"This statement is false." Is that statement true then? In 1931, Kurt Gödel published his first Incompleteness Theorem showing that no logical system can be entirely proven. The Incompleteness Theorems were… READ THE REST
Jaques Tits, the mathematician behind Tits buildings, the Tits alternative, the Tits group, and the Tits metric, has died at 91
Belgian-born mathematician Jaques Tits passed away on Sunday, December 5th, leaving behind a legacy of research in group theory and geometry. His tendency to name his contributions after himself suggests… READ THE REST
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Take a cruise with this smooth, stealthy eBike for half off this Memorial Day
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Celebrate Memorial Day anywhere with this outdoor movie bundle for only $200
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