What would it be like to learn maths with other people who like maths? Continue reading →

Here’s a nice visualization of the federal budget:   Click on the picture for a fancy interactive version That great big circle on the left is defense.

I haven’t blogged for a while and was scanning some of my old half-started blog entries when I came across this quote: how amazing it is that the Mississippi River manages to meet every tributary, go under every bridge, past … Continue reading →

The New York Times just had a review of Natalie Angier’s The Canon. I expected the book to be good (despite the review) but I read a couple of chapters in Borders to see if it was worth buying and … Continue reading →