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You may have heard of “Murphy’s Law” before (see item #1 below), but did you know that there are at least four five different formulations of this famous law? Via Roger’s Bacon, here are the first four: 1. Murphy’s Law … Continue reading →

The data visualization below, which is especially timely given Putin’s recent threats (bluffs?) to use nuclear weapons, is part of a larger series of “bar chart races” that Frank Jacobs (Big Think) has compiled for us. Check out the entire … Continue reading →

I have been meaning to blog about this perverse situation for years now and never got around to it, until today. According to this 2017 report by Caroline Simon in Forbes: “The ratio between administrators and faculty continues to shrink: … Continue reading →

Order yours here. Hat tip: @pickover.

Originally posted on prior probability:
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It’s the 22nd year of the 21st Century, so can we just get rid of this arcane ritual once and for all?!

Raise a glass to freedom! Look into your eyes and the sky’s the limit. Those are some of the lyrics from two of my favorite songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” musical, The Story of Tonight and Helpless. (PS: I previously … Continue reading →

I posted a work of art by this great Ukrainian artist one week ago; here is another:

“Two letters by scholars, from Ukraine and Russia“. Hat tip: Brian Leiter.