The lie that an educated person needs to be versed in both probability and statistics, besides being fluent in applied arithmetic, to function confidently in life.
Unless they’re a math teacher or textbook writer, folks from most walks of life hardly need anything beyond grade four math to handle everyday numbers seamlessly—that they require higher math to succeed in life is nothing but mathematical bullshit.
by MathPlus October 28, 2017
Exploring the beauty, ubiquity, and utility of the number 8 on earth—in disciplines like math, science, art, philosophy, religion, and literature—in heaven, and in hell.
Some cre8tive math questions are:
What is half of 8? 0, 3, or 4?
What color is the number 8?
How are eight and infinity related?
Why do spiders and scorpions have 8 legs?
Why are superstitious Chinese fond of the digit 8?
What is the spiritual significance of the number 8 in the Bible?
What are some common traits for people born with the digital root 8?
What is half of 8? 0, 3, or 4?
What color is the number 8?
How are eight and infinity related?
Why do spiders and scorpions have 8 legs?
Why are superstitious Chinese fond of the digit 8?
What is the spiritual significance of the number 8 in the Bible?
What are some common traits for people born with the digital root 8?
by MathPlus February 08, 2021
You lose it when you experience your first Aha! moment—when you feel like parading yourself naked after being struck by an insight, or upon solving a difficult math problem.
by MathPlus October 04, 2017
Short for “What would Ms. Corona do?” To just infect her victims, who have been continually or unreasonably speaking ill of her, and in some cases to also end their lives prematurely, especially when she too is having a bad day roaming the planet.
Ms. Corona has been pretty merciful or forgiving via-à-vis those who scapegoat her for any troubles plaguing the world today—she’s rather tickled listening to all those petty WWCDs floating around her ears 24/7.
by MathPlus April 25, 2021
Singapore’s empty zones on the ground floor of apartment blocks, where children play in the mornings and senior citizens play Chinese chess or complain about unpopular or unfair government policies at dusk, aimed at encouraging communal interaction among the bored residents.
To what extent have void decks in the “fine” city of Singapore strengthened social cohesion and religious harmony among the different races in the last half century? Does it sound like another socially engineered attempt by the authorities to maintaining peace and order in the multicultural and multiracial island-state?
by MathPlus October 12, 2021
Being informed and updated about the facts and fake news about the coronavirus and its deadlier variants, especially the bogus corona cures and conspiracies—the lies, damn lies, and Trump lies on Covid-19.
Had his diehard supporters been coviderate, the trumped-up stories concocted or tweeted by the ex-president would have been trashed straightaway, thus preventing thousands of infections and deaths.
by MathPlus June 16, 2021
The opposite of being fact-based. When someone entertains opinions or views that are not true, and deliberately disseminates them to mislead their unquestioning or uncritical audience to push their own agenda.
Rejected Donald J. Trump was such a fakeful character who led tens of millions of his followers to blindly or uncritically put their faith in him, by lying that he’s robbed of an election victory due to rampant fraudulent ballots in states where he lost to his political opponent.
by MathPlus January 28, 2021