Stories by ColinWright

Euclidea – Geometric Constructions Game with Straightedge and Compass

In what dimension is a square peg in a round hole just as good as vice versa?

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Spikey Spheres

Why Do We Pay Pure Mathematicians?

Use your wits Can you solve these fiendishly difficult puzzles?

The P=?NP Poll (2002) [pdf]

The Point of the Banach Tarski Theorem (what's missing from this explanation?)

Surprisingly Quick – a lesson learned about one particular technique

The doodle theorem, and beyond

Science in the age of selfies

Help Needed: Facebook claims my friend's name doesn't exist

Scheme without special forms: a metacircular adventure

Maths in a Twist [pdf]

Five Balls, Two Hands: The Patterns of Juggling

Poll: Is “-3” a whole number?

Wau: The Most Amazing, Ancient, and Singular Number

A Grammar Nazi’s Failure in ‘Monty Python’s Life of Brian’

Does knowledge matter in the age of Google?

Google's link tracking causing problems?