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Cliff Pickover

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Increase your sense of wonder. (Author of 50 books & 800 patents. Yale Ph.D.) "Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality." ~NY Times

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Mathematics. Glynn Fractal. z(n+1) = z(n)^1.5 - 0.2. I first discussed this intriguing object in my book "Computers and the Imagination."

Mathematics.   

Glynn Fractal.   z(n+1) = z(n)^1.5 - 0.2.   

I first discussed this intriguing object in my book "Computers and the Imagination."
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Mathematics. This line (from the book "Probability with Martingales" by David Williams) may have an element of humor. tinyurl.com/yg7led68

Mathematics.

This line (from the book "Probability with Martingales" by David Williams) may have an element of humor.  tinyurl.com/yg7led68
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Don't you just love the low-light paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)? [Reflections on the Thames, Westminster, 1880] bit.ly/3LKmBx8

Don't you just love the low-light paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893)?

[Reflections on the Thames, Westminster, 1880] bit.ly/3LKmBx8
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Math. Like leaves in a stream, attracted to a final fate, displaying both order & chaos. A metaphor for our lives. The formula is relatively simple for this "Thomas' cyclically symmetric attractor." By Juan Carlos, ∞ 𝕁uan ℂarlos, tinyurl.com/mp3pdrv9, Used with permission.

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Here is a page from the seemingly infinite notebook of Yuri Kovalenok, @jurij0001 — a physics teacher who, through the years, jotted down his many thoughts and sketches for us to ponder. Artwork used with permission.

Here is a page from the seemingly infinite notebook of Yuri Kovalenok, <a href="/jurijkovalenok1/">@jurij0001</a> — a physics teacher who, through the years, jotted down his many thoughts and sketches for us to ponder. Artwork used with permission.
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Little girl, turning her back to her AI overlords. (Actually, this is an image from 1908. She's getting a momentarily glimpse of the outer world. Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year in a textile mill. Source: tinyurl.com/5bxcxvpn)

Little girl, turning her back to her AI overlords.

(Actually, this is an image from 1908.  She's getting a momentarily glimpse of the outer world.  Said she was 10 years old. Been working over a year in a textile mill. Source: tinyurl.com/5bxcxvpn)
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For $400,000, would you stay in your home (never to leave it) for one year? (Assume that your health will be perfect during that time, and there will be no emergency need to leave.)

For $400,000, would you stay in your home (never to leave it) for one year? (Assume that your health will be perfect during that time, and there will be no emergency need to leave.)
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This may be a form of computer-programmer humor and math humor. Is it funny? By Randall Munroe, xkcd.com/221/, cc by-nc 2.5

This may be a form of computer-programmer humor and math humor.  Is it funny? 

By Randall Munroe, xkcd.com/221/, cc by-nc 2.5
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Is the famous "Cliff Random Number Generator" (below) a pretty good RNG for a wide range of practical purposes? Start with X₀ = 0.1. "Mod 1" means that only the digits to the right of the decimal point are used. Are the numbers uniformly distributed on the interval (0,1)? Give

Is the famous "Cliff Random Number Generator" (below) a pretty good RNG for a wide range of practical purposes? Start with X₀ = 0.1.  "Mod 1" means that only the digits to the right of the decimal point are used. Are the numbers uniformly distributed on the interval (0,1)? Give
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"In 2006, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbian Administration) issued this 1.50-mark souvenir sheet in honor of the 150th birth anniversary of Nikola Tesla." What's your personal opinion on the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla? Source: tinyurl.com/yz47krzn

"In 2006, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbian Administration) issued this 1.50-mark souvenir sheet in honor of the 150th birth anniversary of Nikola Tesla." 

What's your personal opinion on the life and legacy of Nikola Tesla?

Source: tinyurl.com/yz47krzn
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"... Mathematics is a story that has been being written for thousands of years, is always being added to and might never be finished." ~Alec Wilkinson, Math Is the Great Secret. The New York Times, 2022

"... Mathematics is a story that has been being written for thousands of years, is always being added to and might never be finished."

~Alec Wilkinson, Math Is the Great Secret. The New York Times, 2022