Tag Archives: mathematics

The Math Trick Behind MP3s, JPEGs, and Homer Simpson’s Face

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

Over a decade ago, I was sitting in a college math physics course and my professor spelt out an idea that kind of blew my mind. I think it isn’t a stretch to say that this is one of the most … Continue reading →

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Omar Khayyam Google Doodle

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

Rajamanickam Antonimuthu Published on 17 May 2019 Google is showing a Doodle for celebrating Omar Khayyam’s 971st Birthday. Omar Khayyam was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet. Read more about Omar Khayyam at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Kh… See the Google’s Doodle for Omar … Continue reading →

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Why Electronics Just Shouldn’t Work

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

Every wire, memory chip, and radio link is constantly fending off data corruption with error detecting and correcting codes. With the help of these codes, electronics can keep up the illusion of perfection… most of the time. Hosted by: Stefan … Continue reading →

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What Einstein meant by ‘God does not play dice’- Aeon

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

‘The theory produces a good deal but hardly brings us closer to the secret of the Old One,’ wrote Albert Einstein in December 1926. ‘I am at all events convinced that He does not play dice.’ Einstein was responding to … Continue reading →

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Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

Pianos can’t be perfectly tuned – it’s a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_t… Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_in… Harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic

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Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Quantum physics can be intimidating, but if you keep these six key concepts in mind, you should be able to improve your understanding of it. Source: Six Things Everyone Should Know About Quantum Physics

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The Mesmerizing Animation of Sinusoidal Waves in GIFs by Étienne Jacob

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

24-year-old French student Étienne Jacob produces black and white GIFs that transform the curvature found in sinusoidal waves into a multitude of experimental forms. The animated spheres imitate the appearance of mutating microbes or fiery stars, yet tend to remain … Continue reading →

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Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Physicists have identified a new state of matter whose structural order operates by rules more aligned with quantum mechanics than standard thermodynamic theory. In a classical material called artificial spin ice, which in certain phases appears disordered, the material is … Continue reading →

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What Is Reality?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

QGR say: “What if the very fabric of space and time was a code, or a language? A team of physicists and mathematicians with Los Angeles based Quantum Gravity Research are developing a first-principles unified quantum gravity theory they call … Continue reading →

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AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So

Posted on March 3, 2018 by

OpenAI researchers surprised to discover a neural network trained to predict the next text character in Amazon reviews taught itself to analyze sentiment. Source: AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So

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