Stories by ColinWright

Wrapping the Earth

Research Suggests YouTube Aids Flat Earth Conspiracy Theorists

What Even Is a Number?

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Unexpected Interaction of Features (2018)

Considering a Sphere

Sharp rise in methane levels threatens world climate targets

Math Jokes Theorem

Simon Norton, mathematical prodigy, subject of bio ‘The Genius in my Basement’

The Ring of Steel

Let's ban PPT in lectures – it makes students more stupid and profs more boring

The Untold Story Behind STEM Epic Heroes

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The Mathematician Who Will Make You Fall in Love with Numbers

Today We Learned You Can Sail in a Straight Line from the UK to New Zealand

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Exploring Algebraic Geometry with Professor Caucher Birkar, 2018 Fields Medalist

Isaac Asimov Asks, “How Do People Get New Ideas?”

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Oumuamua may be alien light sail: Harvard astronomers