In Greece, near Athens, there was an old house that always seemed empty. The renters would always move out early, claiming it was haunted. This house was infamous for its dark past; neighbors even claimed it was spooky. They said they could hear the clanking of chains echoing through the halls at night. Even brave young influencers would visit and
In 1966, one fascinating word was presented in a paper in Europe, changing the study of friction and engineering. Ah, 1966! What a wonderful year! It was the year of the ATM patent, the first year of Medicaid, the year I was born, The Beatles album “Rubber Soul” was number one for six weeks, NASA’s Luna 9 became the first
A brilliant mathematician once wrote, “For a person of intelligence is well equipped to solve the problems of life… we must have some defined aim in life and be able to fill competently that position in which we may find ourselves… let each defeat be a source of a new endeavor and each victory the strengthening of our spirit of
Every now and then, I hear helicopters overhead. And I joke, living in Los Angeles, that helicopters and sirens are the songs of my people. I like the sound. It makes me feel safe. Close to my house, there is a hospital with a helipad. And every now and then, I hear a helicopter flying into my neighborhood, getting closer
Omar Khayyam was an interdisciplinary thinker. He was a mathematician, a philosopher, a political advisor, and a famous poet. This is his story.
Understanding momentum goes back to Aristotle’s time, where be believed that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. Today, momentum propels us to future endeavours that even reside within us!
My last post was about the life of Évariste Galois and his contributions to abstract algebra. Between that podcast and my recent addiction to Rummikub, this thought process then led me, or distracted me, to thinking about number sets and groups. These mathematicians have written about groups, then about swimming, and the current Olympic trials for swimming, which then conveniently led me back to abstract algebra, which was the topic of my last post on Evariste Galois. My brain went full circle!
Galois was murdered the early morning of May 30. He was only 22. For the brief years in which he practiced mathematics, his theories revolutionized the foundations of abstract algebra.
The year was 1983 and I was taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the SAT! It was springtime in Denver, Colorado, which meant it was snowing, as it usually does until about June. I was probably dressed in sweatpants and leg warmers because, you know, the 80s. I remember looking forward to the SAT test because I had been studying hard
Foote was never acknowledged as a legitimate climate scientist. That is, until 2011, when Historian Ray Sorenson realized Foote was the first climate scientist to conduct this groundbreaking study, leading us to understand climate change and the steps we must take to save Mother Earth.