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Simple math humor

Saturday I posted about a joke I did in a college math class. That math class did witness a great joke, but not by me, and it may only make…

A fun quote/pun I stumbled into making

I try to post things of substance or that will make you think and act. Today might be more silly. More self-indulgent. I'm posting a pun I stumbled on---that is,…

More recursion after last week’s recursive map post

Last week I posted The most amazing "You Are Here" map you've ever seen, which featured a map that referred to itself. In the closing paragraph I referred to a…

The most amazing “You Are Here” map you’ve ever seen

I live in Greenwich Village. Here's an old map of the neighborhood: It's a tall building. From the roof, I can see across the street to a playground for a…

“Why does the universe exist” and why I prefer living life to philosophizing about it

A reader contacted me and suggested I read the book "Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story," by Jim Holt. The author writes for the New Yorker among…