Almost everybody who would be forced to look elsewhere come 1/20/2021 for new or rich sources of misinformation and dishonesty after the rejected, ejected, and dejected White Supremacist in Chief leaves office, whose idiocies and idiosyncrasies have atrophied or numbed the right part of the brain for hundreds of thousands of comedians, reporters, and even math educators since 11/9/2016.
“Who Will Miss Trump?” sounds like the political equivalent of “Who Took My Calculator?” or “Who Moved My Cheese?”
by MathPlus January 19, 2021
When pharmaceutical companies wish to administer them at least twice a year, which means that they want their vaccines to start losing their effectiveness after every six months, so that they could generate as much profit as possible—more shots, more sales.
The answer to “Would Covid-19 booster shots be needed to protect the public against the variants?” is a no-brainer to vaccine producers.
by MathPlus July 06, 2021
One of Trump’s latest notorious numbers, with reference to the number of fake votes the Commander in Cheat wanted Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" to overturn the election results won by his presidential opponent in the state.
In a math test, a high school teacher in Georgia challenged his students with the following questions:
1. Factorize the number 11,780.
2. Show that 11,780 divides 39¹⁰ – 1.
1. Factorize the number 11,780.
2. Show that 11,780 divides 39¹⁰ – 1.
by MathPlus January 07, 2021
Teachers and students in the Greek city couldn’t wait for Pi Day, as they look forward to see the “pi in the sky” display.
by MathPlus October 17, 2021
When the value of the mathematical pi is exactly three, which can be inferred from two verses in the Bible (1 Kings 7:23 and 2 Chronicles 4:2)—the “biblical pi” contradicts the mathematicians’ value, which is about 3.14 or 22/7.
How does one reconcile the value of pi in the sky with the irrational value of pi on earth? Could theologians or theomaticians explain the missing “0.14” bit to the mathematical brethren?
by MathPlus October 17, 2018
When math-anxious or mathophobic folks are prepared to watch a movie on the number π, or to listen to a podcast on it, on a “flight to nowhere,” as they take pride in playing their part to keep their national airline from going under.
Environmental groups have criticized those “Pi in the Sky” vanity flights, which would release millions of tons of carbon dioxide in polluting the environment.
by MathPlus November 04, 2020
Someone who forecasts and models the social and economic impact of the casualties of the coronavirus pandemic on the world, particularly advises the management of their organization the direction they should take to remain competitive and relevant.
To ensure that their businesses not only survive but also thrive post-pandemic, some companies have created the position of the Coronacaster in their innovation team.
by MathPlus May 06, 2021