Remembering rules. Math. Blind cosmos… [Against mathematical operations?!]
Children differ substantially in their mathematical abilities. In fact, some children cannot routinely add or subtract, even after extensive schooling. …
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Counting parts. Seeing the whole. Small prejudices… [Against numbers?!]
We can assume that children learn to count starting with one and followed by the lists of numbers in ascending …
Ethics in numbers = No ethics.
It’s easy to understand why natural selection favors people who help close kin at their own expense: It can increase …
Grothendieck, manuscripts, burning libraries..
Alexander Grothendieck, who died on Nov. 13 at the age of 86, was a visionary who captivated the collective psyche …
1+2+3+… = -1/12 !? Or… “Why infinity does not exist!”
Srinivasa Ramanujan presented two derivations of “1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + … = −1/12” in chapter 8 …