Monthly archives for September, 2019
Ping-Pong for Introverts
This post originally appeared on scientificamerican.com.
Ping-pong is great, but there’s a catch: you have to play with someone else. What is a committed introvert to do?
You could always hit the ball against some fixed object, but as Mitch Hedberg observed about tennis (easily generalized to other hit-a-ball games), you’ll never be as good a [...]
How Quickly Can You Fill Up a Circle?
This post originally appeared on scientificamerican.com.
Michael Boshernitzan, a math professor at my graduate school alma mater, Rice University, passed away last week. I took one class with him, but he had a larger impact in my life as my spouse Jon Chaika’s advisor. They had a wonderful advisor-student relationship, and I know Jon especial [...]
Young People’s Singing flyers
This is a place where Utah Sacred Harp singers can find copies of a flyer and a poster for the all-day singing we are hosting at the end of September.
Flyer (prints 2 per page)
Poster (prints 1 per page)
Lots of people in Utah are looking for a family-friendly, free activity that engages the body, mind, and spirit and lets them connect with o [...]
In Praise of Chicago’s Hypotenu...
This post originally appeared at scientificamerican.com.
My neighborhood isn’t exactly sleepy, but the traffic isn’t too bad. Sometimes I can even cross intersections diagonally while I take a walk. On one recent walk, I started wondering how much distance I save myself with my little hypotenuse trick, so when I got home I measured our [...]
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