Why is "simplifying" so complicated?
Simplify!
Category: Math
The Exponential Bait and Switch
Halfway through, the idea of “exponent” takes a sudden turn. And—fair warning—so does this post.
The Smartest Dumb Error in the Great State of Colorado
I could easily spin out 800 words bagging on this poor sign-maker. But instead, I want to argue the opposite.
Where the Laws No Longer Hold
Next, my brain exploded and the universe dissolved around me, because I had just punched logic in the face.
The Strange Music of the Harmonic Series
The secret to the cartoon: almost ALL numbers have 9's in them.
Everything Is Linear (Or, the Ballad of the Symbol Pushers)
When you see algebraic rules as merely about moving x's and y's around a page, it's easy to fall prey to systematic errors.
Infinity Plus One: Please Check Your Intuitions at the Front Desk
Infinity shreds our intuitions.
The Newcomb Paradox
It seems obvious. You’d be crazy to leave the guaranteed $1000 behind, right?
The Secret to All Areas
When it comes to area, everything is rectangles.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Parabola
with sincere apologies to Wallace Stevens
Math with Bad Drawings 