I was discussing infinity with one of my students, and introduced him to the idea of countability as a way of thinking about the size of sets ( Read more... )

It's only been 9 months since I last posted, though it seems much longer. I'm surprised my account hasn't been deleted, since I've pretty much given up on this thing. In the past 9 months, I got a part-time legal job and a long-distance girlfriend, whereas every other friend of mine has conceived, gestated, and successfully reproduced ( Read more... )

In this piece, entitled "Because I Can't Be Beethoven", Parris Patton froze an old piano in a huge block of ice, brought it to downtown LA, and then spent several hours attempting to smash the ice with hammers and picks to reveal the piano, which he hoped to set on fire.

Giant block of ice:

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"Life has tricks up every sleeve, and, unfortunately, life is a family of squids."

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The horror and beauty of nature. Enjoy:

Does everybody else already know about this bizarre video that's apparently all the rage among college students?

Thanks Q, this was... enlightening.

This wonderful story was written several years ago by an 11 year-old:

The Cruel Facts of ThanksgivingBy ML ( Read more... )

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Cool website for anyone who likes either music, math, or just watching balls spinning around in circles. After listening/watching this for 3 minutes, try out some of the variations.

"I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive. I am not young and I love life. But I should scorn to shiver with terror at the thought of ( Read more... )