Stories by ColinWright

Stopping Time: lecture by Eric Mazur, Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard (video)

A test which predicts ability to program before the start of training

Ask HN: Slow as a snail on valium?

HTV2 demonstrated stable aerodynamically controlled Mach 20 flight for ~3 mins

Getting started as a freelancer

Using GnuPG to encrypt automated system email

Notes on Fermat's Last Thm: Req's 1 yr of uni math & some interest in formulas

Researchers unravel the magic of flocks of starlings

Two kinds of multitasking, and two platforms to consider (2010)

Mathematician Solves Rowing Boat "Wiggle" Problem

Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?

Fibonacci and remix culture, publishing entrepreneurship, and gamification.

Paul Meier - Statistican who saved millions of lives

Kids today really are less creative, study says

A classic optical illusion brought to life

Advance of the Data Civilization: A Timeline

David Spiegelhalter: Probability is likely to confuse people

MebiPenny Challenge -- Nerds battle for money and glory

Can watching TV make you die younger?

The economic collapse: When, and what can we do?