Maps twist our perception of the world Here are 20 to rethink it: 1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are (map by Neil Kaye)

You don’t need to know about this. nytimes.com/2023/05/21/sci…

The Riemann Hypothesis, explained | by Jørgen Veisdal | Cantor’s Paradise cantorsparadise.com/the-riemann-hy…

A paddling duck produces a wake that illustrates a complex mathematical field—and some unsolved mysteries of motion. wsj.com/articles/why-e…

Today's Puzzle: Assuming I could draw neatly, and assuming I could draw forever, what fraction of the big square is shaded? What infinite sum am I seeing?

Showing how different map projections distort the globe

Video Friday: Spot Tripping - IEEE Spectrum apple.news/AkTTEHZDBT4qTh…

Don’t get vexed with us if we sometimes post about vexillology. It’s just another one of those things you don’t need to know about. via The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_E…

Factbox: Unique sports at the Asian Games in Hangzhou reuters.com/sports/unique-…

You do not need to know about the Tungusic languages. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungusic_…

You don’t need to know about any kind of snowflake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_snow…

Here’s something you don’t need to know. scientificamerican.com/article/inside…

Word of the day is ‘phrontistery’ (17th century): a place to withdraw to for thinking or contemplation. If no phrontistery is available, then to ‘latibulate’ is to find a corner and hide in it.

Susie Dent Cian McCarthy taught me this word today!

Sumercé no necesita leer esto: nytimes.com/2024/03/02/wor…

Golden ratio - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ra…

You don’t need to know the answers to questions on university challenge. You don’t need to learn broadly, or to develop a winning strategy, or to found a game-changing team. You don’t need to read about this stuff: nytimes.com/2024/04/07/bus…

You don’t need to know about this, and besides, you’re probably not invited, so why bother to learn about it? apple.news/Axwo1LmPLRFaC5…

This is something you can ignore. You can choose not to read about this and instead do something that does not improve your general knowledge or ability to reason. Letter frequency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_fr…