Math
Reflections and ideas about numbers, patterns, logic, and the structures that help explain reality. These posts explore mathematical concepts in a thoughtful and accessible way, often using simple ideas to question how we measure, compare, and understand the world.
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Zero does not exist as a physical thing. It is a symbol used to express absence, emptiness, or a point of balance. Yet without zero, mathematics would break
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They say nothing is perfect in this world. I agree. Except it just crossed my mind that mathematics is perfect. It’s never wrong. It always adds up. I
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Why does mathematics explains our reality so well? Could it be because our universe is mathematics. If you were AI in a computer game or virtual world, your
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In 1951, Alfred Moessner discovered a way of generating sequences of powers of natural numbers. He wrote his discovery in a paper that consisted of one page which
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“If you knew the magnificence of the three, six and nine, you would have a key to the universe.” – Nikola Tesla. Here is an explanation and visualization
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The Riemann hypothesis was first proposed by Bernhard Riemann in 1859, but still remains unproven to this day. There is even a cool $1 million prize from the
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If there’s a hotel with infinite rooms, could it ever be completely full? Could you run out of space to put everyone? The surprising answer is yes.
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Not everything that is true can be proven. Discovering this fact impacted a world war, infinity, and even the modern computer.
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It’s not just prime numbers and they look like galaxies. What does it really mean though? Does this framework describe the shape of galaxies? Perhaps our minds can
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Why do our numbers look the way they do. Is there a better calendar. Learn methods for calculating easier and more efficiently. Scott Flansburg says it’s because we
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