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Multitudes
A warm, late-summer night in Bruges.
Jul 14
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June 2025
Gödel's beavers, or the limits of knowledge
Can you examine infinitely many integers in finite time? Are there numbers you're not allowed to know? Can a monkey beat a beaver in a fair fight?
Jun 30
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Self-referential abstractions
A quick look at the wacky epistemology of analog circuitry.
Jun 6
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The proof that π = 4
Recreational math: why a troll proof involving circles is less wrong than it seems.
Jun 5
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The proof that π = 4
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0.9999... ≊ 1
What is infinity, and why it's not trivial to show that 0.9999... is equal to 1.
Jun 1
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May 2025
Decibels are ridiculous
Celebrating a rare dumpster fire in the kingdom of science.
May 22
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Decibels are ridiculous
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Complex numbers #2: a world in 3D
Why is there no equivalent of complex numbers for three dimensions? And what's the deal with quaternions?
May 19
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Complex numbers #2: a world in 3D
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A 20-minute intro to complex numbers
You might have heard of complex numbers before -- but what's the actual significance of i = √-1?
May 16
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The Mathematics of Love
Interior of an upscale restaurant, night.
May 13
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The Mathematics of Love
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Sierpiński triangle? In my bitwise AND?
Exploring a peculiar bit-twiddling hack at the intersection of 1980s geek sensibilities.
May 10
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April 2025
The Long Winter
Interior of a vast cavern.
Apr 28
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My approach to teaching electronics
Explaining the reasoning behind my series of articles on electronics -- and asking for your thoughts.
Apr 19
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