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"I have come to believe, though very reluctantly, that it [mathematics] consists of tautologies. I fear that, to a mind of sufficient intellectual power, the whole of mathematics would appear trivial, as trivial as the statement that a four-legged animal is an animal." ---Bertrand Russell (1957)

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Friday, July 13, 2018

Friday the 13th


hot air, anyone?

Been so busy this week watching Britain and U.S. race to see who can disintegrate first, that I didn’t have much time left over for compiling math bits, but here’s a few:

1)  New Alex Bellos puzzle book now available in U.S.:

2)  Null and alternative hypotheses:

3)  Numeracy/Innumeracy:

4)  Searching for primes and why it matters:

5)  Hope you all are still following and voting in The Aperiodical’s "Big Internet Math Off":
https://aperiodical.com
[my recent take on the first round was HERE.]

6)  The Aperiodical also noted the recent death of Alexander Bogomolny here:
...and I spoke of the same here:

…Potpourri BONUS! (extra NON-mathematical links of interest): 

1)  Articulate Alice Dreger was just one of the initial guests on Sean Carroll’s new podcast “Mindscape”:
[Am already amazed at the range of guests he is inviting.]

2)  A good one to end the week with:



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