Tag: mathematics

October 9, 2022 at 12:19 am

The Penny Problem That Breaks Your Brain

The Penny Problem That Breaks Your Brain

Discover the dual process theory of the brain, and how two thought systems within the brain work together to solve problems.

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August 20, 2022 at 11:32 pm

The Incomprehensible Scale of 52!

The Incomprehensible Scale of 52!

The number 52 is simple to understand, so why can’t humans comprehend the factorial of 52?

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June 2, 2021 at 4:29 pm

A Different Kind of Rubik’s Cube Solve

A Different Kind of Rubik's Cube Solve

Rubik’s cubes baffle me so this is just incredible, wow!

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May 12, 2021 at 1:29 pm

How An Infinite Hotel Ran Out of Rooms

How An Infinite Hotel Ran Out of Rooms

Apparently some infinities are bigger than others..

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April 4, 2021 at 11:35 pm

Undoing Knots with Witchcraft

Undoing Knots with Witchcraft

The more I watch, the more confused I get.

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January 5, 2021 at 1:55 pm

If you’ve never seen a million birds fly in unison, check this (and turn the sound up!)

If you've never seen a million birds fly in unison, check this (and turn the sound up!)

Filmed in the marshlands of Southern Denmark by Søren Solkær

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December 15, 2020 at 1:03 pm

The Number of Ways You Can Shuffle a Deck of Cards Will Blow Your Mind

The Number of Ways You Can Shuffle a Deck of Cards Will Blow Your Mind

A mind boggling lesson in factorials using a simple deck of cards

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November 11, 2020 at 2:20 pm

Guy Asks 1,600 People How Many Holes Various Objects Have and Charts the Results

Guy Asks 1,600 People How Many Holes Various Objects Have and Charts the Results

Your definition of a hole may have some… holes

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July 16, 2020 at 12:23 pm

This is the Best Visualization Yet for Grasping How Much a Billion Dollars Truly Is

This is the Best Visualization Yet for Grasping How Much a Billion Dollars Truly Is

Tom Scott found a brilliant way to convey just how much a billion dollars is, by using distance instead of volume

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July 8, 2020 at 2:22 pm

How the Ancient Greeks Figured Out the Earth wasn’t Flat (and solved the circumference too)

How the Ancient Greeks Figured Out the Earth wasn't Flat (and solved the circumference too)

Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.

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