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computation You can make a Turing machine inside a game of Magic: The Gathering David Pescovitz

measures The weight of a kilogram changed overnight; the length of a second may be next David Pescovitz

adi shamir The world's preeminent cryptographers can't get visas to speak at US conferences Cory Doctorow

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patrick ball Math against crimes against humanity: Using rigorous statistics to prove genocide when the dead cannot speak for themselves Cory Doctorow

logic Independent study guide to logic for philosophers and mathematicians Cory Doctorow

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solve for x Brain-aching list of counterintuitive probability riddles Cory Doctorow

riddles Can you solve the wizard standoff riddle? David Pescovitz

moocs UC Berkeley offers its Foundations of Data Science course for free online Cory Doctorow

statistical literacy A critical statistics education that fits on a postcard Cory Doctorow

christopher wray NERD HARDER! FBI Director reiterates faith-based belief in working crypto that he can break Cory Doctorow

agdn Statistical proof that voter ID laws are racially discriminatory Cory Doctorow

sandwich Math theorem: the most misshapen ham sandwich can always be cut into two perfect halves Andrea James

probability Snakes and Ladders can be analyzed by converting it to a Markov Chain Cory Doctorow

gill v whitford "The efficiency gap": understanding the math behind a crucial Supreme Court gerrymandering case Cory Doctorow

geometry Watch a mathematician explore non-euclidian geometry with a VR headset Andrea James

consumers Great video primer on the mathematics of auctions Andrea James