Is the number one a prime number?I occasionally get some cruel and bitter criticism from an odd source. I’m putting my response here for two reasons:1d ago31d ago3
#piegate: only math can absolve your greedy pie-slicing sinsIt was a quiet holiday evening on Reddit when user “u/timmyboy87” dropped a post that would rock the online math community and foundations…3d ago13d ago1
I’m a Math PhD Who Can’t Do Basic Arithmetic — Let Me Explain“Mathematics is the language of the universe.” — every science popularizer ever.Nov 1240Nov 1240
Few Understand Why Quantum Physics Feels Impossible — Are You Ready to Join Them?A 3-step quantum experiment that defies intuitionNov 816Nov 816
Want to Beat the Publishing Odds? Here’s What Very Few Writers UnderstandI get a lot of emails from aspiring authors asking how I got started and what they should do to get their book or idea published…Nov 51Nov 51
Have you heard the story of how quantum physics saved Christmas?Halloween’s barely cold in the grave, and yet here we are, trading out witches for reindeer and bracing for the next holiday spectacle…Nov 2Nov 2
No, there aren’t parallel universesMost science celebrities subscribe to it, but perhaps that should tell you everything you need to know.Oct 2716Oct 2716
The Christopher Paradox: Why Was Everyone Named Chris in the 1980s?If you were born around 1980, like me, you probably grew up surrounded by a small army of people named Chris.Oct 49Oct 49
Do Parents Name Their Babies After Great Presidents?Get ready for an influx of Baby Kamalas.Oct 35Oct 35
