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Fermat’s Last Theorem – Simon Singh

Posted on 2022-07-16 by olikilo

Joy from all angles. With titbits and tidbits, which you might or might not have known, like for example we still didn’t proof whether or not there are slightly excessive numbers. Useful for understanding numbers, useless according to dandy Hardy, … Continue reading →

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Weapons of Math Destruction – Cathy O’Neil

Posted on 2022-03-19 by olikilo

What it is about, Wikipedia, with a bit of kris, says it clearly enough: O’Neil, a mathematician or how she calls herself math babe (https://mathbabe.org), analyses how the use of big data and algorithms in a variety of fields, including … Continue reading →

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