The myth that you can do (almost) everything with math, or that being good at math or logic is a secure ticket to financial freedom, which is absolute bull if you look at the millions of exam-smart or geeky people who love math and have excelled in the subject, yet could hardly make ends meet.
Let not mathematical heresy blind you, because your love for numbers and their relationships more often than not doesn’t pay the bills nor guarantee you a decent job.
by Fasters March 19, 2023
Using alcohol mathematics is a simple formula;
"I've had eight beers now and I feel really good ..... so if I have have another eight beers I'll feel TWICE as good!"
It gets worse when combined with a work day, figure this;
(I've used USA names in keeping with the American flavour)
Dirk; Hey, it's 2am .... don't you have a presentation to the board at 9
T-Bone; Yeah, but I figure I'm going to drink till 6, have a shower and breakfast, then write the presentation between 6:15 and 7:30, and that gives me an hour and a half to get to work by the public transport system (note the responsibility shown) and finish rehearsing on the train
Dirk; Boy, T-Bone, that multi-million dollar contract is in the bag .... another double bourbon?
"I've had eight beers now and I feel really good ..... so if I have have another eight beers I'll feel TWICE as good!"
It gets worse when combined with a work day, figure this;
(I've used USA names in keeping with the American flavour)
Dirk; Hey, it's 2am .... don't you have a presentation to the board at 9
T-Bone; Yeah, but I figure I'm going to drink till 6, have a shower and breakfast, then write the presentation between 6:15 and 7:30, and that gives me an hour and a half to get to work by the public transport system (note the responsibility shown) and finish rehearsing on the train
Dirk; Boy, T-Bone, that multi-million dollar contract is in the bag .... another double bourbon?
by El Craigo April 17, 2008
by Sun Rhythms October 13, 2004
The branch of mathematics that is applied when working on convoluted theories of everything and hipster sums, such as string theory and the P = NP problem, respectively. Mathematicians and Scientists who work within the field of Mushroom Mathematics employ a number of techniques, including, but not limited to: pulling Greek letters out of a hat, pin the equation on the blackboard, spin the number-wheel, and automatic writing. Typically, numerous narcotics will also be used to aid in the 'calculations'. These include magic mushrooms, LSD, and cannabis.
Proponents of Mushroom Mathematics include Stephen Hawking and Michio Kaku.
Proponents of Mushroom Mathematics include Stephen Hawking and Michio Kaku.
"I decided to work within the field of Mushroom Mathematics, due to my lack of proficiency in regular mathematics, particularly drawing triangles and counting."
by Minotawr October 11, 2011
When ultra-MAGA Trumpublicans or white Christian nationalists are hell-bent to censor any math educator or publisher who dares to expose the whitewashing of math or math education throughout history, because allowing them to right any past mathematical wrongs or injustices committed by colonialists or imperialists would lay bare their selfish attempts to brainwash millions of children that the evolution of mathematical ideas is a white people’s contribution.
White supremacist or extremist math educators label mathematicians and math educators, who question the distorted or fake view of the history of mathematics, or who lecture about mathematical wokeism, as “mathematically toxic”—they’d be deprived of education funding for discussing that math is racist, or for condemning centuries-long white male privilege in academia.
by Fasters May 26, 2023
The mathematical fallacy 2 = 1 is a classic one, guess which step is incorrect:
Let x = y.
Multiply by x: x² = xy.
Subtract y²: x² − y² = xy − y².
Factorize: (x − y)(x + y) = y(x − y).
Divide by (x − y): x + y = y
Because x = y, replace all x's with y's: y + y = y
Simplify: 2y = y
Divide by y: 2 = 1
Did you see the incorrect step? Spoiler alert: it's the fifth one; you can't divide by (x − y), as that equals 0 (because x and y are equal), and you can't divide by zero.
Let x = y.
Multiply by x: x² = xy.
Subtract y²: x² − y² = xy − y².
Factorize: (x − y)(x + y) = y(x − y).
Divide by (x − y): x + y = y
Because x = y, replace all x's with y's: y + y = y
Simplify: 2y = y
Divide by y: 2 = 1
Did you see the incorrect step? Spoiler alert: it's the fifth one; you can't divide by (x − y), as that equals 0 (because x and y are equal), and you can't divide by zero.
by Lakitu's Cloud December 10, 2014
A shelf that displays your math memorabilia (abacuses, slide rules, polygonal stamps, math-related postcards, 3D wooden puzzles, topology toys, …) that are likely to be a topic of conversation as friends and strangers visit your home.
Ian’s mathematical shrine is made up of origami polyhedrons, magic card tricks, Napier’s rods, vintage calculators and clocks, and Lilliputian math books.
by Fasters February 25, 2022