Category Archives: Mathematics

Quirky facts

Posted on March 18, 2019 by odeboyz

1) The cruise liner, QE2, moves only 6 inches for each gallon of diesel it burns. 2) A million seconds is less than two weeks, but a billion seconds is 31 years. 3) If the population of China walked past … Continue reading →

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One for Theresa ‘Hostile Environment’ May’s scrapbook

Posted on August 2, 2018 by odeboyz

“Kurdish refugee who fled to Britain from war in Iran wins mathematics’ highest honour” The Guardian 2nd August 2018 p3 Chris

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Going to check if it’s right?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by odeboyz

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Pete

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On the Occasion of the inauguration of Donald J Trump

Posted on January 20, 2017 by odeboyz

“Gödel’s* logical rigour caused problems outside academia, too. While studying for his American citizenship assessment in 1948, he told his sponsor Oskar Morgenstein that he’d spotted some inconsistencies in the US Constitution. According to Godel the contradictions created a legal … Continue reading →

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The Sorites Paradox (problems of vagueness)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by odeboyz

Professor John Curtice Would you describe a man with one hair on his head as bald? Yes. Would you describe a man with two hairs on his head as bald? Yes. … However a man with ten thousand hairs on his head … Continue reading →

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A Mathematical Conversation

Posted on February 16, 2016 by odeboyz

G H Hardy I remember once going to see him when he was ill at Putney. I had ridden in taxi cab number 1729 and remarked that the number seemed to me rather a dull one and that I hoped … Continue reading →

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