Tag: mathematics

November 7, 2017 at 3:40 pm

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

At Cloudflare HQ there’s a wall of lava lamps that keeps a good bit of the internet secure, here’s how

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July 18, 2017 at 2:13 pm

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

Boom. A mind is blown

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July 6, 2017 at 5:01 pm

In Math, Profs Use This Puzzle To Teach a Valuable Lesson About Problem Solving

In Math, Profs Use This Puzzle To Teach a Valuable Lesson About Problem Solving

Can you solve the missing square puzzle?

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April 20, 2017 at 6:39 pm

There’s Something Strangely Satisfying About These Fibonacci Spiral Shavings

There's Something Strangely Satisfying About These Fibonacci Spiral Shavings

A simple and soothing video of ‘Fibonacci spiral shavings’ by Paul Sellers

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March 2, 2017 at 5:25 pm

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

In this excerpt from episode 1 of Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’, he explains how the Greek scholar, Eratosthenes, knew the Earth was curved over 2,200 years ago

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February 11, 2017 at 11:47 am

This Light Painting, Double Pendulum Elegantly Demonstrates Chaotic Movement

This Light Painting, Double Pendulum Elegantly Demonstrates Chaotic Movement

“Pendulus” is a double pendulum built by Devin Montes that visualizes the unpredictable patterns of chaotic movement in real-time

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September 19, 2016 at 6:36 pm

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

Data Analysis of 18 Million Amazon Reviews Finds Incentivized Reviewers Give Higher Ratings

People given free or discounted products in exchange for reviews were found to rate products 0.4 stars higher

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July 2, 2016 at 1:09 pm

These Ambiguous Objects Change Shape in a Mirror

These Ambiguous Objects Change Shape in a Mirror

Kokichi Sugihara’s “Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion” is a finalist for the 2016 Best Illusion of the Year Contest

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May 11, 2016 at 11:36 am

How a Single Car, Inadvertently Braking, Causes a Traffic Jam

How a Single Car, Inadvertently Braking, Causes a Traffic Jam

When one driver inadvertently taps their brakes, it causes the car behind it to do so as well; and so on and so on

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May 2, 2016 at 10:38 pm

Picture of the Day: The Color Distribution of a Party Size Skittles Bag

Picture of the Day: The Color Distribution of a Party Size Skittles Bag

The other colors are green with envy

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