Tag: mathematics

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Have you heard of Ramanujan?

January 2, 2023

Here’s another impressive story of a talented youth, Srinivasa Ramanujan, who had produced groundbreaking new mathematical theorems by 16. “Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and […]

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Higher than the shoulders of giants

July 25, 2021

Something happened in the early 1970s that led to dozens of unexplained trends. Many blame the US dropping the gold standard. This author blames a different policy that Nixon signed into law. This is a fascinating read. “New drugs lead to scientific […]