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Teach kids to count in different bases using music with weird time signatures

by soleo Jun 9, 2021 2 Comments 2 Links

#base10, #counting, #learning, #math, #maths, #meter, #metre, #music, #rhythm, #time,

Teach kids to count in different bases using music with weird time signatures

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platonic solid ice cube trays

by Munch Apr 11, 2021 5 Comments 5 Links

#drinks, #geometry, #ice, #math, #maths, #platonicsolids, #shapes,

platonic solid ice cube trays

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Nobody goes to St Ives

by ꧁༺슈༻꧂ Mar 2, 2021 1 Comment 1 Link

#covid, #joke, #math, #maths, #puzzle,

Once this was a math puzzle, now it’s a Covid-19 rule. Go... Read more

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There is more than just 1 type of logic

by sunnyjim Feb 25, 2021 5 Comments 4 Links

#fundamental, #logic, #math, #mathematics, #maths, #peirce, #physics, #schroder, #science, #wisdom,

Gottlob Frege, C.S. Peirce, and Ernst Schröder introduced quantification to propositional logic... Read more

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There is only 1 type of calculus

by Miss Entropic Feb 22, 2021 7 Comments 4 Links

#calculus, #change, #leibniz, #math, #maths, #newton, #numbers, #science,

An amazing idea with a few names – the ‘calculus of logic’... Read more

There is only 1 type of calculus

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3D fractal teabags! More surface area = more taste

by MeterMan Feb 19, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#drinks, #fractal, #math, #maths, #tea, #teabags,

$3D fractal teabags! More surface area = more taste$

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Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

by MeterMan Feb 18, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#math, #maths, #number, #prime, #primenumbers, #science,

No, 4, 6, 8 and 9 aren’t fundamental, just something you can... Read more

Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes

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Nothing really matters – We couldn’t do without zero

by Mickey Feb 15, 2021 3 Comments 3 Links

#math, #mathematics, #maths, #numbers, #wisdom, #zero,

The progress of science has depended on it. When 0 was introduced... Read more

Nothing really matters – We couldn’t do without zero

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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 6 Comments 3 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

Arithmetic Pareidolia – Mathematicians identify more patterns than are really there

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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

You can squeeze infinitesimals into hyperreals

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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

Hexagons are the Bestagons

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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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