Monthly Archives: May 2024

A Quora question asks: Why does it not make sense to say that 5 is a prime number and 8 is composite in this scenario: ‘There are 5 gallons of water in container A and 8 gallons of milk in … Continue reading →

Peter Rosenthal had a huge impact on my life. He taught mathematics not by showing us proofs, but by leading us through the process of discovering them for ourselves – and by doing that he led me to a rediscovered … Continue reading →

I think the Rolling Stones had a thing or two to say about this! Source: You can want things you don’t like and like things you don’t want | Psyche Ideas

Mo Husseini’s list of ‘50 Completely True Things‘ is an admirable attempt to bring some perspective (and humour?) to discussions of the current conflict in the Middle East. But leaving aside the question of whether 13th century Syria counts as … Continue reading →

. . . according to the current US left-right colour-coding of politics that is. But, according to Suzuki Elder (and my good friend) Bob Worcester, the vehicle of choice should be green. And in order to provide the necessary all-encompassing … Continue reading →

Well duh! If it costs $2.4 billion to extract “up to” 3 million tonnes per year, then at Canada’s carbon “tax” rate of $80 per ton it would take about 100 years to pay for just the capital cost of … Continue reading →

Writing in the ‘Persuasion’ Substack community, Shalom Auslander pleads  Dear Media, Stop Taking Students Too Seriously. I like the sanity of this piece – reflected in full measure by that of the author’s son. And I agree with the criticism … Continue reading →