52 ideas about #math have been added on IdeaMill.
Most spirals are flat 2 dimensional objects, they won’t get you upstairs... Read more
Jesus fed fishfinger sandwiches to 4 kilopeople
The idea that, according to Matthew 15 (Matthew 15:32-39) and Mark 8... Read more
Entropy ain’t what it used to be ;)
“I remember when all of this was (quantum) fields – time-reversal symmetry... Read more
“Wilson Diagram” – interactive pie chart that displays stats simply
In order to get a better idea of the relative sizes of... Read more
Hexagons are the Bestagons
Just watched this by the great CPG Grey. Fab idea – https://youtu.be/thOifuHs6eY?t=95 Read more
Maths Busking
Juggling, music and art have had their day. It’s time for scientists,... Read more
Mobius Scarf – a scarf that doubles in length when you unzip it down its length
The mobius strip is shaped like an elastic band but with one... Read more
Collective Consciousness – together, we know the answers
Love this idea, watch this: https://youtu.be/lPnik1VamSM Read more
Arithmetic Pareidolia – Mathematicians identify more patterns than are really there
Do this: 12345679 x 8 = The answer is 98765432 But why?... Read more
An AI Generated ‘Theory of Everything’
They already create art, literature and soon entire movies. Why not math... Read more
A Johnny Ball award for educators
He inspired countless kids when I was young, and is still working... Read more
You’ve never seen a triangle
Just endured this dialog but pulled a great throught from it. True,... Read more
Only primes are proper numbers – the rest are just constructed from primes
No, 4, 6, 8 and 9 aren’t fundamental, just something you can... Read more
‘One world’ Interpretation of quantum mechanics
“Schrodinger’s cat is in a superposition of 2 states and then when... Read more
God is a mathematician, not a social scientist
The fine structure constant, .0072973525664, a quantity so fundamental to nature and... Read more
The shortest pendulum would oscillate at the speed of light
Not sure if this idea is correct or not but I have... Read more
Nothing really matters – We couldn’t do without zero
The progress of science has depended on it. When 0 was introduced... Read more