Stories by ColinWright

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

Ask HN: What would encourage you to contribute?

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

Harvard Astronomer Revels in Spaceship Theory

The Other Other Other Rope Around the Earth

FCC struggles to convince judge that broadband isn’t “telecommunications”

Xkcd on the dishonesty implicit in the sharing options in social media

Boffins debunk study claiming certain languages lead to more buggy code

A linear programming approach for aircraft boarding strategy

Can you beat the uncertainty principle using entanglement

Things Developers Wished Their Bosses Knew About Code Review

Chang'e-4: Can anyone 'own' the Moon?

Facebook's '10 Year Challenge' Is Just a Harmless Meme–Right?

Japan's Rail Workers Pointing at Things (2017)

Other Rope Around the Earth

Massive spinning ice disc forms in US river