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Increase your sense of wonder. (Author of 50 books & 800 patents. Yale Ph.D.) "Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality." ~NY Times

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Math. Here’s a gem from Ramanujan relating pi, a natural logarithm, and the golden ratio. (Can you find the golden ratio?)

Math.

Here’s a gem from Ramanujan relating pi, a natural logarithm, and the golden ratio. (Can you find the golden ratio?)
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Fractal are wondrous patterns or objects that echo themselves across size scales. Each fragment, when magnified, reveals the same essence as the whole—a self-similar symphony of form.

Fractal are wondrous patterns or objects that echo themselves across size scales.  Each fragment, when magnified, reveals the same essence as the whole—a self-similar symphony of form.
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→ Your mind and consciousnesses in a nutshell. Credit: thehighestofthemountains.com/brainmaps.php. I didn’t upload this image to 𝕏. I’m pointing to an image residing in the 𝕏 stream of “nickyoungMD” (Jun 17, 2024).

→ Your mind and consciousnesses in a nutshell.

Credit: thehighestofthemountains.com/brainmaps.php. I didn’t upload this image to 𝕏. I’m pointing to an image residing in the 𝕏 stream of “nickyoungMD” (Jun 17, 2024).
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→ Mathematics and the Mind. Credit: I didn’t upload this image to 𝕏. I’m pointing to an image residing in the 𝕏 stream of “Simon Kuestenmacher”, 𝕏 ID “simongerman600” (Jul 7, 2025).

→ Mathematics and the Mind.

Credit: I didn’t upload this image to 𝕏. I’m pointing to an image residing in the 𝕏 stream of “Simon Kuestenmacher”, 𝕏 ID “simongerman600” (Jul 7, 2025).
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Math, physics, geometry, architecture. This is mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, standing on floor with Penrose tiling. Source: tinyurl.com/ajw6dexd

Math, physics, geometry, architecture.

This is mathematical physicist Roger Penrose, standing on floor with Penrose tiling.  Source: tinyurl.com/ajw6dexd
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I asked AI: "Given the current usage of Windows 10, along with current trends, how many people do you estimate will be using Windows 10 one year from now?" Grok: 120–150 million Gemini: 280–420 million ChatGPT: 350–500 million

I asked AI: "Given the current usage of Windows 10, along with current trends, how many people do you estimate will be using Windows 10 one year from now?"

Grok: 120–150 million  
Gemini: 280–420 million 
ChatGPT: 350–500 million
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In order to enroll my PC in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, using the $30 paid option, must my PC be logged into a Microsoft account instead of a local account to complete the enrollment? I asked 3 AIs for an answer: 1. Grok: YES. You'll need to sign

In order to enroll my PC in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10, using the $30 paid option, must my PC be logged into a Microsoft account instead of a local account to complete the enrollment?

I asked 3 AIs for an answer:

1. Grok: YES. You'll need to sign
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Astronomy. Imagine the joy of explaining this image to Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler. Nebula NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars. Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160327.…

Astronomy.

Imagine the joy of explaining this image to Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler.

Nebula NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars. Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160327.…
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Today, I asked Grok to draw an array of famous people. Here is the result. How many can you identify? How many are real people?

Today, I asked Grok to draw an array of famous people.  Here is  the result.  How many can you identify?  How many are real people?
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Mathematics. Geometry. Tiling. "Nesting Kisrhombille Tessellation-Based Geometry and Forsythia Fractal." [Select image to reveal the full piece.] By John Greene, github.com/johnalexanderg…, Used with permission.

Mathematics. Geometry.  Tiling.

"Nesting Kisrhombille Tessellation-Based Geometry and Forsythia Fractal." [Select image to reveal the full piece.]

By John Greene, github.com/johnalexanderg…, Used with permission.
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Math, Chess, and Beyond. Doesn't this illustration provoke the imagination? Source: C. D. A. Evans and Joel David Hamkins, "Transfinite game values in infinite chess," arxiv.org/abs/1302.4377

Math, Chess, and Beyond.

Doesn't this illustration provoke the imagination? 

Source: C. D. A. Evans and Joel David Hamkins, "Transfinite game values in infinite chess," arxiv.org/abs/1302.4377
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Math. This is an example of a paper loaded with impressive-looking formulations. → What paper can you find that is loaded with even more impressive symbols and formulations? Source: logicandanalysis.org/index.php/jla/…, CC BY 3.0

Math.

This is an example of a paper loaded with impressive-looking formulations. 

→ What paper can you find that is loaded with even more impressive symbols and formulations? Source: logicandanalysis.org/index.php/jla/…, CC BY 3.0
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Physics, mathematics, science, history. "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough." ~American physicist Richard Feynman (1918–1988), Omni interview, "The Smartest Man in the World" (1979)

Physics, mathematics, science, history.

"Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."

~American physicist Richard Feynman (1918–1988), Omni interview, "The Smartest Man in the World" (1979)
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Physics. Mathematics. Reality. Universe. Stephen Wolfram's "Theory of Everything" is free online, as a 448-page PDF. Here is a sample figure, to intrigue you (p. 31). Source: arxiv.org/abs/2004.08210

Physics.  Mathematics.  Reality.  Universe. 

Stephen Wolfram's "Theory of Everything" is free online, as a 448-page PDF.  Here is a sample figure, to intrigue you (p. 31). Source: arxiv.org/abs/2004.08210
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The year is 1887. I like this figure from "Report on the Radiolaria" because it has a strong mathematical resonance. The creatures' shapes, radial symmetry, and intricate lattice-like structures mirror mathematical concepts like polyhedra, fractals, or tessellations. Art and

The year is 1887. 

I like this figure from "Report on the Radiolaria" because it has a strong mathematical resonance. The creatures' shapes, radial symmetry, and intricate lattice-like structures mirror mathematical concepts like polyhedra, fractals, or tessellations.  Art and