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@johl@mastodon.xyz
2024-03-02 21:29:42

“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.”

@deprogrammaticaipsum@mas.to
2024-05-02 07:09:01

"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."

@servelan@newsie.social
2024-03-01 20:48:01

On MSNBC, Chris Hayes debunks right-wing media's "migrant crime surge" myth | Media Matters for America
mediamatters.org/immigration/m

@johl@mastodon.xyz
2024-03-02 21:29:42

“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.”

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.

@mintworld@mastodon.online
2024-03-01 13:51:52

Hapoy to announce that our Minis Project has won 3rd in a hackathon!
warpcast.com/metaend.eth/0x29c

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2024-05-01 22:15:58

STUDY: Tradwife influencers are quietly spreading far-right conspiracy theories (Olivia Little/Media Matters for America)
mediamatters.org/tiktok/study-
memeorandum.com/240501/p71#a24

@Kencf618033@social.linux.pizza
2024-03-02 17:58:12

Looking for a book on #mathematics, from the old Time-Life series I doted on as a kid. It had a bit of Alice and the White Knight translated into symbolic #logic!
#ATTLG

@MAD_democracy@journa.host
2024-04-30 16:55:12

Journalists are under attack.
There's a bill in the U.S. Senate to strengthen shield laws. If you think that's a good thing, please contact your senators.
You Can Help Protect Journalists open.substack.com/pub/mediaand

You Can Help Protect Journalists 

A bill to protect journalists has passed the House with strong bi-partisan support. Please let your Senators know you care about journalism, and the PRESS Act.

By Elise Nakhnikian
Apr. 30, 2024

APR 30, 2024
@servelan@newsie.social
2024-03-01 20:27:29

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