When society judges people whether they are successful or not by the number of zeros they have accumulated in their bank accounts—when hundredaires and thousandaires are normally overlooked and looked down while millionaires and billionaires are noticed and respected (or even worshipped).
What differentiates the rich and the famous from the poor and the notorious on this side of heaven is not just the fear factor but also the zero factor.
by Numerati December 26, 2024
The years between your birth and death, when what you believe or reject and do (and not do) on this side of eternity will determine your eternal destiny after your last breath.
Imperfect as we are, but with the help of the Holy Spirit, who gives us wisdom and understanding and empowers us to bear fruit in every good work, we can labor to enjoy meaningful hyphen years on this side of heaven—a life well-lived for Jesus, while promoting Him to the lost souls.
by Numerati August 01, 2024
When math geeks are lured to visiting a supermarket or supermart that sells most things that look like a square or a cube: cheese slices, origami paper, Rubik’s cube, cream crackers, CD-ROM covers, condoms, and the like.
What are the chances that the opening of more “Everything’s a Square” outlets statewide or nationwide would attract both regular and curious customers to squaring a supermarket as they look for new square novelties or collectibles?
by Numerati October 11, 2024
When a white supremacist or/and chauvinist suspects that an ill-posed or poorly worded math question, or for that matter any mathematical faux pas, big or small, most likely comes from a woman/person of color/immigrant/LBGTQ.
While a team of math educators-turned-inspectors are still investigating the source of the “confusing” test question that led thousands of students into frustration or panic, the Blamer-in-Chief attributes it to a DEI math problem.
by Numerati January 31, 2025
The native Japanese mathematics that was developed independently during the Edo period (1603–1868)—when Japan was isolated from the rest of the world, and when math was enjoyed as a pastime by both adults and children, and by folks of all social classes.
Wasan was replaced by its Western counterpart after the start of the Meiji era (1868–1912)—when Japan opened up to the West, and local scholars started adopting Western mathematical techniques.
by Numerati September 12, 2023
When math educators (teachers, tutors, writers, editors, consultants, …) come to terms that the human-machine convergence will create both opportunities and risks—it is not just a case of what machines can do versus what humans can do, but rather what tasks they can synergistically achieve together.
HumanAIzed math isn’t a mere fusion of humans and machines working alongside each other, but a cocreation for a new vision of math education.
by Numerati November 29, 2024
When artists, creatives, or math educators leverage on objects like mirror, glass, and water to bring out the concept and magic of mirror-image or reflection symmetry—when an object or image is indistinguishable from its transformed image.
by Numerati October 15, 2024