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Maths Busking

by Munch Dec 18, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#busking, #community, #entertainment, #highstreet, #math, #maths, #psychology, #science,

Juggling, music and art have had their day. It’s time for scientists,... Read more

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A Johnny Ball award for educators

by MeterMan Dec 11, 2020 5 Comments 2 Links

#bbc, #education, #inspiration, #johnnyball, #math, #maths, #science,

He inspired countless kids when I was young, and is still working... Read more

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A true pattern is always true. So if someone wants to prove you wrong, they can’t

by Martin Dec 10, 2020 6 Comments 5 Links

#jamesgrime, #logic, #math, #maths, #numbers, #pattern, #proof, #science, #truth, #wisdom,

Dr James Grime the mathematician and public speaker contributed this insight in... Read more

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God is a mathematician, not a social scientist

by sunnyjim Dec 8, 2020 5 Comments 5 Links

#cosmos, #feynman, #god, #math, #maths, #science, #wisdom,

The fine structure constant, .0072973525664, a quantity so fundamental to nature and... Read more

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Jesus fed fishfinger sandwiches to 4 kilopeople

by MeterMan Dec 8, 2020 5 Comments 5 Links

#books, #christianity, #faith, #fish, #food, #funny, #god, #jesus, #journalism, #math, #maths, #metric, #miricle, #numbers, #religion,

The idea that, according to Matthew 15 (Matthew 15:32-39) and Mark 8... Read more

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Entropy ain’t what it used to be ;)

by astronut Dec 6, 2020 9 Comments 8 Links

#boltzmann, #cosmos, #disorder, #entropy, #funny, #math, #maths, #order, #physics, #science, #seancarroll, #space, #spacetime, #thermodynamics, #time, #universe,

“I remember when all of this was (quantum) fields – time-reversal symmetry... Read more

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Arithmetic Pareidolia – Mathematicians identify more patterns than are really there

by sunnyjim Nov 29, 2020 6 Comments 5 Links

#aritmetic, #knowledge, #logic, #math, #maths, #numbers, #science,

Do this: 12345679 x 8 = The answer is 98765432 But why?... Read more

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You can squeeze infinitesimals into hyperreals

by MeterMan Nov 28, 2020 6 Comments 4 Links

#calculus, #hyperreal, #infinitesimal, #infinity, #math, #maths, #numbers, #realnumbers,

“You can’t keep a good idea down!” (as Dr James Grime says... Read more

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The shortest pendulum would oscillate at the speed of light

by Munch Nov 26, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#light, #math, #maths, #momentum, #physics, #speedoflight,

Not sure if this idea is correct or not but I have... Read more

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Hexagons are the Bestagons

by MeterMan Nov 25, 2020 5 Comments 4 Links

#boardgame, #chess, #euclid, #fun, #geometry, #kepler, #math, #maths, #shapes,

Just watched this by the great CPG Grey. Fab idea – https://youtu.be/thOifuHs6eY?t=95 Read more

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In music, middle ‘A’ should be 432 Hz – not the god-awful 440 Hz

by MeterMan Nov 24, 2020 6 Comments 5 Links

#cosmos, #frequency, #harmony, #math, #maths, #music, #nazi, #universe,

432 Hz (also known as Verdi’s A) has “a pure tone of... Read more

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Collective Consciousness – together, we know the answers

by HADRIAN ION Nov 23, 2020 4 Comments 4 Links

#answers, #averages, #brains, #ideas, #knowledge, #mankind, #math, #maths, #mind, #wisdom,

Love this idea, watch this: https://youtu.be/lPnik1VamSM Read more

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There is no highest pitch in music

by astronut Nov 21, 2020 6 Comments 6 Links

#cosmos, #frequency, #harmony, #infinity, #math, #maths, #music, #pitch, #sound,

This idea may indicate that music is infinite not only in the... Read more

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Ellipsoid Cows

by MeterMan Nov 21, 2020 8 Comments 6 Links

#ellipse, #ellipsoid, #fun, #math, #maths, #mattparker, #physics, #science,

Inspired by a video by the stand-up mathematician. Read more

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Square food cans – store more soup in a cuboid container

by Mickey Sep 28, 2020 3 Comments 2 Links

#eco, #environment, #food, #math, #packaging, #shopping, #storage, #supermarkets,

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Magnetic rubiks cubes that come apart

by Mickey Aug 3, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#game, #games, #math, #maths, #puzzle, #rubikscube,

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‘One world’ Interpretation of quantum mechanics

by Munch Aug 1, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#atom, #manyworlds, #math, #mathematics, #maths, #penrose, #physics, #quantum, #quantummechanics, #quarks, #schrodinger, #science, #seancarroll, #universe,

“Schrodinger’s cat is in a superposition of 2 states and then when... Read more

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Chaos theory is a mess

by astronut Jul 11, 2020 2 Comments 2 Links

#chaos, #math, #mathematics, #maths, #philosophy, #physics, #science, #wisdom,

The idea that small differences in initial conditions can have overwhelming effects... Read more

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lampshades that make fractal patterns on your ceiling

by Miss Entropic Jun 18, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#art, #fractal, #home, #house, #lamp, #light, #lighting, #math, #maths,

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mobius straps – cables bands that double in length when you cut them in half

by Munch Mar 26, 2020 3 Comments 3 Links

#clothes, #clothing, #gadget, #math, #maths, #mobius, #tool,

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