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Thou Needn’t Wear a Mask

When a head of state is against the use of masks in public in response to widespread violent protests in their land, so that the police could identify and arrest the rioters; or in case any public mask hoarding could deprive hospitals of them—either situation contradicts public health measures in a pandemic.

During the coronavirus crisis, the implicit “Thou needn’t wear a mask” message only raises panic in the population that there aren’t enough masks available for everyone.

by MathPlus April 9, 2021

Hell

A four-letter word that most people would avoid talking about because they live their sinful lives as if mercy has no due date, or that they would have the time to turn away from their unethical or destructive behaviors, or to repent from their sins, at the eleventh hour.

CEOs and dictators, who think that they’re not as evil as the Hitlers, Stalins, and the Osamas, reason that because hell has reached full capacity, their chances of being redirected to heaven are pretty high in spite of their manifold transgressions.

by MathPlus July 28, 2022

Xi Math

When math curriculums in China are expected to subtly incorporate some of Emperor Xi’s thought as well as to praise the mixed achievements of past and present mainland Chinese mathematicians and their IMO mathletes-medalists as part of the country’s rich mathematical heritage—when political ideology and mathematical glory could serve as a catalyst to raising the quantitative literacy or numeracy of a billion-odd people.

Brainwashing hundreds of millions of schoolchildren, including targeting those in the Chinese diaspora, with Xi math could usher in a new era in math education worldwide, which could challenge the elitist or supremacist position of Western math in coming decades—when exporting China math worldwide under the guise of raising global numeracy could be a modern form of intellectual colonialism.

by MathPlus September 5, 2021

Mask Worship

When mute and deaf gods and goddesses (and man-made beasts or mythical animals) in houses of idolatrous worship are masked to set an example for followers or pilgrims how they ought to behave themselves selflessly in public.

Some religious leaders reminded their members that masking isn’t just a socially responsible act performed towards their fellow believers and unbelievers, but also serves as a reverential act of mask worship.

by MathPlus May 26, 2021

The Mathematics of Winnie the Pooh

Also known as “Xi Math.” When a dictator figured out that the political calculus in cracking down on democracy, imprisoning political opponents, green terrorists, and kidnapped reporters or publishers, without trial, and enacting a prolonged lockdown due to Covid-19 in spite of the economic costs, are worth the risks in securing a third-term or lifelong presidency via nationalistic means, such as indoctrinating students and teachers via his socialist writings, illegally annexing foreign lands, and sanctioning nations that side with Taiwan.

The mathematics of Winnie the Pooh shows that the odds of the power-hungry president trying to reunify autocratic China with the democratic Republic of China in coming decades are in his favor, as his life goal is to be the modern-day Mao of Taiwan.

by MathPlus September 5, 2022

Red Kidnapping

When mainland Chinese security agents abduct those who publish or promote materials that depict China's communist leaders in a negative light, who are then detained without trial.

In the last two years, President Xi's agents had carried out a number of red kidnappings of booksellers in Hong Kong and Thailand, who didn't like the books they published about the Chinese government.

by MathPlus June 25, 2017

Coronacaster

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 6, 2021