Friday, 30 July 2010

"BP Spills Coffee"


A spoof of the current BP oil spill.

Thursday, 15 July 2010

Project Euler

By 1772, Leonhard Euler had proved that 2,147,...Image via Wikipedia
"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."

(Leonard Euler, pictured at left, was a Swiss 18th Century mathematician.)
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010

M of the M


Mario of the month for July.

Photo found: here.

Thursday, 8 July 2010

The universe as rounding error

Electron shell 001 Hydrogen
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I enjoyed this quote: "Nine out of every 10 atoms in the universe are hydrogen, the first element and the major constituent of stars. The other 10 percent of all atoms are helium. That's already 100 percent. The rest of the periodic table, Elements 3 through 118, lithium through ununoctium, barely register on a cosmic scale. The rest of the universe, you and I included, is a rounding error."
Hydrogen: Where It All Started in Slate

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Friday, 2 July 2010

Russian optimism

OptimistImage by funkandjazz via Flickr
"Eight percent of Russians believe their national team will win the World Cup, despite the fact that it never qualified for the tournament, an independent poll has showed."

From Reuters via Yahoo News
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