Wrong, But Useful: Episode 76

In this episode of Wrong, But Useful, we’re joined by @dr_teeluck, who is Dr Vijay Teeluck in real life. We discuss: sunrise (posts by @colinthemathmo and by me got the same answer, someone else disagrees, nice thing to explore) favourite numbers a lovely post by @samhartburn about tetrahedra fitting through each other bridges (why are the bricks not parallel with the road?) The R0 value of the coronavirus Internet once again astonished that multiplication commutes Perfect espresso formula In communicate the bloody thing properly news: $|-1|-2|-3|$ thread here “Ten times greater” “Ten times smaller” Zero point seventy-five per cent via […]

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In this episode of Wrong, But Useful, we’re joined by @dr_teeluck, who is Dr Vijay Teeluck in real life.

We discuss:

sunrise (posts by @colinthemathmo and by me got the same answer, someone else disagrees, nice thing to explore)
favourite numbers
a lovely post by @samhartburn about tetrahedra fitting through each other
bridges (why are the bricks not parallel with the road?)
The R0 value of the coronavirus
Internet once again astonished that multiplication commutes
Perfect espresso formula
In communicate the bloody thing properly news:

$|-1|-2|-3|$ thread here
“Ten times greater”
“Ten times smaller”
Zero point seventy-five per cent

via @peterrowlett: 30 A*s in one class
via @peterrowlett: Funding boost
via @peterrowlett: call for hosts for Carnival of mathematics
via @evelynjlamb: Google ngrams shows a dramatic spike for ‘enneagons’ (and other-gons) around 1820. Why?

Watch out for a special mini-episode next week!

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