math
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There’s A Mathematical Formula For Blowing A Perfect Bubble
Have you ever come across a street entertainer who starts blowing a spectacle bubbles at the park or a festival, and all the kids immediately jump and squeal and lose their minds? And then you try to recreate the same scene at home for your children … and fall short. Don’t worry — all is…
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I Don’t Want To Be Good At Maths
Video: Not if it means this…
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Why Computers Are Having Such A Hard Time With This Deceptively Simple Chess Puzzle
A popular chess problem known as the Queen’s Puzzle has captivated mathematicians and computer scientists for years, yet no one has been able to write a computer program that can solve the conundrum quickly and efficiently. Researchers from the UK now claim that computers will never be up to the task — and they’re offering…
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These Black Female Mathematicians Should Be Stars In The Blockbusters Of Tomorrow
The hallways of maths and science history are overflowing with the achievements of white men, from Sir Isaac Newton to Steve Jobs; their faces are printed into primary school textbooks everywhere, and their achievements have been indelibly drilled into our minds, with countless awards and institutions named after them. To be brilliant is a gift,…