Prime numbers that produce another prime number when they intimately come together—for example, when primes 2 and 3 have fun together, they produce the prime 23.
by Numerati August 13, 2024
Also known as “Fake Math,” “Trump Math,” “Bigly Math,” and “BS Math.” Half-lies and conspiracies about or on math and math education, which look superficially or uncritically fun, but they are conceptually dangerous to most semi-innumerates and non-symbol-minded folks.
Millions of MAGA patriots have been brainwashed or radicalized to believe post truth math without questions, which has indirectly led to the banning of some math titles or classics in some puritan circles.
by Numerati August 04, 2024
Math stuff we commented about, downloaded, posted, sold, or even stole online that linger in cyberspace long after our last heartbeat—the e-books, tweets, blog posts, articles, jokes, memes, NFTs, and the like.
How much mathematical remains or remnants would you have left behind after you’d journeyed to the other side of eternity?
by Numerati November 12, 2023
Short for “Pi Philanthropy.” A showy donation by a geeky or vanity billionaire to fund pi research, which could inexplicably or allegedly help save planet Earth from extinction, or which would increase the chances of earthlings communicating with extraterrestrials in order to avoid any mishap that could lead into a galactic war.
Bezos and Branson are donating close to half a billion bucks to the Center of Pi Research—doesn’t their pilanthropy sound like some kind of insincere telescopic philanthropy to distract the skeptical public from questioning why both are paying so little tax on the billions they’d amassed during the pandemic?
by Numerati August 10, 2023
When more and more countries around the globe are fast embracing the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it, so as not to be left behind educationally and economically, as they copycat or emulate the best educational practices used by local math educators and tiger parents, who have helped put the “fine” city of Singapore on the world’s math education map.
Like the democratization of music, the democratization of Singapore math ought to force math educators in the city-state to embrace the courage imperative, by turning barriers into breakthroughs, or obstacles into opportunities, if they want to maintain an asymmetric advantage over their counterparts in other high GDP economies.
by Numerati January 15, 2025
When you treasure your time in the toilet to let your wandering mind act as a catalyst to increase your chances of experiencing an aha about or on the number π.
Carlos looks forward to doing his daily business because on a few occasions he’s struck with some toilet pi epiphanies.
by Numerati November 12, 2023
The name of an annual survey, where members of the Constants Club anonymously share how they feel about the number π, which is viewed as the most famous constant in the whole of mathematics, and in popular culture.
Lawyers of Pi are suing the producers of “Pigeist” for sneakily promoting or provoking jealousy, envy, or animosity among members of the mathematical constants community towards their highly popular client.
by Numerati August 14, 2024