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X and Why

When gender remains a sensitive issue in many so-called liberal developed countries, even as religious leaders and politically correct politicians preach about an all-inclusive society, where there should be zero discrimination against those with different sexual orientations.

Should arguments for X and why, or against it, be used to decide whether transgender people born with a mutated gene make-up be allowed to use both male and female public toilets?

by MathPlus November 18, 2018

Trump’s R₀

Read as “Trump’s R naught or reproduction rate.” The average number of people superspreader Donald J. Trump would have infected due to his selfish, callous, and vainglorious attitude vis-à-vis the coronavirus, which could number in the dozens, as most of them had paid lip service to mask-wearing and social distancing when they were with him.

Guesstimate Trump’s R₀ and the R₀ of all those he infected. Could the total figure be in the hundreds thanks to a fake leader’s inept handling of the Covid-19 pandemic?

by MathPlus October 3, 2020

Dysnauxia

An oft-unspoken disability whereby someone could hardly distinguish between the letter “O” and the number 0, often mistaking one for the other—the disorder was coined after the word “naught” for nothing, nil, or zero.

Guesstimate how many people worldwide suffer from some form of dysnauxia.

by MathPlus October 11, 2021

Mask Trafficking

When unscrupulous mainland Chinese manufacturers ship millions of inferior or ISO-unapproved masks to syndicates in both developed and developing countries, which then distribute them to unsuspected hospitals and businesses—when low quality masks the wallet-friendly masks.

Is mask trafficking behind the difference between “Three China-made mask boxes for $10” and “One mask box at $8”?

by MathPlus March 27, 2021

Father’s Day in a Pandemic

When the most important day of the year for millions of earthly fathers in pre-pandemic days is already low key or an almost a non-event, unlike Mother’s Day that looks more like a year long affair— Father’s Day has taken a back seat in human or family relationship during this coronavirus crisis, when eating or dining out is forbidden in many parts of the world that are experiencing their second, third, or fourth wave.

This year, ironically or sadly speaking, in a number of liberal countries, Father’s Day in a pandemic is being celebrated in homes where the child is looked after by two dads rather than one—it’s Fathers’ Day, or Father’s Day 2.0, that would test the moral or social fabric of Generation Y or Z in coming decades.

by MathPlus June 19, 2021

Scaramucci Number

A palindrome number that is divisible by 11, such as 121, 1331, and 123,456,787,654,321—a "mirror number" that is a multiple of 11.

Anthony worked at the White House for almost a Scaramucci number of hours, before he's fired.

by MathPlus August 6, 2017

Covid-1984

When corona skeptics, vaccine conspiracy theorists, and those opposed to mandatory vaccines and masks, who claim that any lockdown is causing "more harm than the virus,” stage public rallies to challenge the authorities for infringing their rights and controlling their lives—1984 is a novel by English novelist George Orwell, which examines how facts and truth are politically manipulated by dictators or rogue leaders.

Protesters in the UK are holding placards that says that “Covid-1984 is being used for political purposes and public control.”

by MathPlus October 14, 2020