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Mathematicians Have Just Reversed the Sprinkler https://gizmodo.com/mathematicians-have-just-reversed-the-sprinkler-1851212575

Mathematicians Have Just Reversed the Sprinkler
Born out of a thought experiment, this machine functions like an inside-out rocket.

“Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the great composers of Western classical music. Now, researchers are trying to figure out why – by analysing his music with information theory.”

Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer
Converting hundreds of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach into mathematical networks reveals that they store lots of information and convey it very effectively

"By 1973, the first volume of the defining work of our craft, “The Art of Computer Programming” had been available in bookstores since 1968, and its first chapter literally consisted of a 100-something page long introduction to various mathematical concepts. Induction, logarithms, series, matrices, elementary number theory, permutations and factorials, Fibonacci numbers, are some of the subjects exposed in those beautifully typeset pages."

In Praise Of Mathematics
How much math knowledge does a programmer need to know to fulfill their job? How deep should the mathematical knowledge of full-stack engineers, computer security experts, or large language model engineers be? The spectrum of possible answers to these questions is too large to be useful. Perhaps the eternal answer "it depends" is enough?

On MSNBC, Chris Hayes debunks right-wing media's "migrant crime surge" myth | Media Matters for America
https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/msnbc-chris-hayes-debunks-right-wing-medias-migrant-crime-su…

On MSNBC, Chris Hayes debunks right-wing media's "migrant crime surge" myth

GSM-Plus: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Evaluating the Robustness of LLMs as Mathematical Problem Solvers
Qintong Li, Leyang Cui, Xueliang Zhao, Lingpeng Kong, Wei Bi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.19255

GSM-Plus: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Evaluating the Robustness of LLMs as Mathematical Problem Solvers
Large language models (LLMs) have achieved impressive performance across various mathematical reasoning benchmarks. However, there are increasing debates regarding whether these models truly understand and apply mathematical knowledge or merely rely on shortcuts for mathematical reasoning. One essential and frequently occurring evidence is that when the math questions are slightly changed, LLMs can behave incorrectly. This motivates us to evaluate the robustness of LLMs' math reasoning capabili…

“Johann Sebastian Bach is considered one of the great composers of Western classical music. Now, researchers are trying to figure out why – by analysing his music with information theory.”

Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer
Converting hundreds of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach into mathematical networks reveals that they store lots of information and convey it very effectively

For years, historians thought decimal points emerged when German mathematician Christopher Clavius began using them while writing about astronomy in 1593.
But new evidence suggests the decimal point may be 150 years older than previously thought:
A 15th-century Venetian merchant named Giovanni Bianchini appears to have used the mathematical symbol in documents that date to between 1441 and 1450, according to a paper published this month in the journal Historia Mathematica.

Hapoy to announce that our Minis Project has won 3rd in a hackathon!
https://warpcast.com/metaend.eth/0x29c6ad99

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Gm Players, Exciting news! /mintworld snagged third place in the Farcaster Frame Usecase category at @tako! 🎉 🎊🎊🎊 https://warpcast.com/tako/0x1e982cf6

STUDY: Tradwife influencers are quietly spreading far-right conspiracy theories (Olivia Little/Media Matters for America)
https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/study-tradwife-influencers-are-quietly-spreading-far-right-conspiracy-theories
http://www.memeorandum.com/240501/p71#a240501p71

Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy | Media Matters for America
https://www.mediamatters.org/jesse-watters

Fox News guest decrying “migrant crime” previously arrested after getting violent over a grilled cheese sandwich he deemed too cheesy