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Knollity [Science After Sunclipse]Remember when we were wondering if Google Knol could become a better vehicle for academic content than Wikipedia? It's not there yet. But it will tell you how to find the perfect stock portfolio, the solution to the Riemann hypothesis and the Grand Unified Theory all in one go. YA, RLY: G... |
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Marcus du Sautoy Appointed Charles Simonyi Chair [Science After Sunclipse]Mathematician Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy has been appointed to replace the retiring Richard Dawkins as Charles Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science. As evidence that this was a good choice, here is Prof. du Sautoy explaining Euclid's proof that there exist boundlessly ma... |
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Rant: I See London, I See FranceSo a couple weeks ago I went roller-skating, on the spur of the moment, in [location redacted]. I went straight from work, so (as is my wont) I was wearing a full skirt and a cardigan sweater.I get my skates (rentals, and they carved up my ankles something tragic, I'm still sporting band-aids), l... |
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Yes, they are mad [Stoat]One of the more regrettable aspects of having children - other than the entire lack of a life - is interaction with the school inspectors. And the insanity reaches its peak in the inspection of after-school clubs. Its all such an utter waste of time that I'd rather ignore it than bother mock it, ... |
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The world's 23 toughest math questions(((Why "23"? Because it's a prime?))) http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33361 Link: The world's 23 toughest math questions | NetworkWorld.com Community. ..."The challenges are in fact 23 questions that if answered, would offer a high potential for major mathemati... |
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DARPA Math Challenge [The Quantum Pontiff]DARPA math challenges. My favorite is "Mathematical Challenge Nineteen: Settle the Riemann Hypothesis." I'm guess that's one where you can't follow the age old strategy of writing a grant proposal for work you've already figured out ;) Read the comments on this post... ... |
