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Personalize John 3:16

When you declare the most quoted verse in the Bible upon your life: "For God so loved me or your name, He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross for me or your name.”—when you personally experience His love in your life rather than merely reading or knowing about it.

Like the disciple John, who personalized the Lord's love for him by calling himself "the disciple whom Jesus loved,” you too could personalize John 3:16, so that His love is like a magnifying glass that focuses the heat from the sun over that blade of grass in a field to make it burn.

by MathPlus September 15, 2021

π

A popular sexy numerical figure that is uninhibited to flirt around with other constants or numbers—in most instances, the relationship is purely platonic; however, with some real or imaginary partners, the liaisons look so intimate or passionate that they often evoke an aha! reaction from mathematical voyeurs.

A math book without π is like sex without orgasm.

by MathPlus October 4, 2021

Covid-𝛾

Read as “Covid-gamma.” Also known as the P.1 or “Gamma” variant. Like the Alpha and Beta variants, the Gamma variant (or the “Bolsonaro virus,” as the Opposition in Brazil call it with reference to their President’s inept handling of the coronavirus crisis), which was first detected in January 2021 and tested in travelers entering Japan, is believed to be more transmissible than Covid-19.

Because Covid-𝛾 shares some mutations with Covid-β (the South African variant), the gamma variant’s effects on immunity and vaccine effectiveness remains a worry for health officials, as confirmed by some collected samples.

by MathPlus November 30, 2021

The Art of Masking

When properly handling or wearing a face mask is far from obvious, because a disturbing number of mask wearers are quasi-clueless how to properly protect themselves against the coronaviruses and their variants.

Like common sense that isn’t common after all, the general population needs to be continually exposed to the art of masking through health awareness campaigns to avoid preventable corona infections or deaths.

by MathPlus November 1, 2021

Trumpshake

When a handshake between two persons goes past the extra time—it can last up to twenty-odd seconds.

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Abe had a trumpshake at the White House—did the "epic handshake" set a new record in diplomatic circles?

by MathPlus February 11, 2017

Samurai Math

Shortcuts that short-circuit hours of learning and practicing formal or traditional problem-solving methods to solving certain types of math problems.

Instead of spending hundreds of hours mastering the basics of school algebra, mature students or working adults with no formal education could be taught some quick-and-kill Samurai math methods, such as the Sakamoto method and the Stack Model Method.

by MathPlus August 22, 2017

Alibaba Graduate

A recipient of the postgraduate computer science scholarship, offered by the Chinese tech Alibaba, which is notorious for condoning fake and pirated goods on its e-commerce site—one who could be recruited as a “rogue hacker” or cyber terrorist for the Chinese Communist Party.

As a recent Alibaba graduate from Singapore, Jack couldn’t turn down the million-dollar job offer to work for one of Alibaba’s security departments, where he’s unspokenly expected to hack foreign IT systems to steal intelligence information for China’s military.

by MathPlus September 4, 2018